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President Hu Jintao arrived in Cubaon November 17 for a state visit,his second in four years. Twoweeks earlier, the Chinese ForeignMinistry had issued China's policy paper onLatin America and the Caribbean, reflectingChina's special attention to its relationshipswith Latin American countries.