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25.04.2012 Sudan

S. Sudan leader 'cutting China visit short'

By AFP
Chinese President Hu Jintao exchanges a toast with South Sudan President Salva Kiir.  By Kazuhiro Ibuki AFPChinese President Hu Jintao exchanges a toast with South Sudan President Salva Kiir. By Kazuhiro Ibuki (AFP)
25.04.2012 LISTEN

BEIJING (AFP) - South Sudan's president will cut short his visit to China due to "domestic issues", a Chinese official said Wednesday, as violence between the world's newest nation and Sudan intensified.

The curtailment of South Sudan President Salva Kiir's visit to China was confirmed by Wu Bangguo, nominally the second-ranking Chinese leader, during a meeting between the two men in Beijing.

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