Evo Morales, the president-elect of Bolivia, has arrived in China, his latest stop on a global tour to discuss exploiting his country's massive natural gas reserves to benefit its economy.
China has been courting resource-rich developing countries and Bolivia's gas and tin reserves are likely to appeal to the energy-hungry nation.
Morales did not speak to the press after touching down in Beijing, where talks were scheduled on Sunday with Tang Jiaxuan, the State Councillor, and officials from the ruling Communist party's central committee.
A Bolivian embassy spokesman said Morales was due to meet Bo Xilai, the minister of commerce, and Hu Jintao, the president, on Monday.
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