<P> The 1995 official Go Global declaration and the 2001 Chinese entry into the WTO paved the way for private citizens in China to increasingly connect with, import from, and export to the budding Sino - African markets . </P> <P> Africa does not stand at the center of China's security strategies, yet the continent has been and remains a major source for China's commodity stocks . Africa was also seen as an important bid for international legitimacy against the eastern and western blocks . In the 1960s, China contributed to Africa's military power by assisting and training liberation groups, such as Mugabe's ZANU . In 1958, China quickly recognized Algeria's National Liberation Front and provided the new government with small weapons . In 1960, it provided training to the rebels in Guinea - Bissau . In Mozambique, the FRELIMO received guerilla training and weapons from China . During the 1960 - 1970s, China provided military training and weapons to any African country that was not already supported by the Soviet Union . Some military assistance turned out to be failures: After supporting Angola's MPLA, the Chinese authorities switched sides and began supporting UNITA, which never managed to fully grasp power in the country . From 1967 to 1976, China transferred $142 million in arms to Africa (Congo - Brazzaville, Tanzania and Zaire being the major recipients). During the 1980s, China's sales of arms to African countries dropped significantly . </P> <P> The Chinese military presence in Africa has increased since 1990 when China agreed to join in UN peace - keeping responsibilities . In January 2005, 598 Chinese peace keepers were sent to Liberia . Others were sent to Western Sahara as part of Operation MINURSO, Sierra Leone, the Ivory Coast and the DRC . This was a carefully handled and largely symbolic move, as China did not want to appear as a new colonialist power overly interfering in internal affairs . </P> <P> China has put its weight behind the conflict in Chad . The FUC rebellion, based in Sudan and aiming to overthrow the pro-Taiwan ruler of Chad, Idriss Déby, has received Chinese diplomatic support as well as light weapons and Sudanese oil . With Sudan maintaining a pro-Chinese stance, and Chad being pro-Taiwan (and since 2003, an oil producer), China has pursued their interests in replacing Deby with a more pro-China leader . The 2006 Chadian coup d'état attempt failed after French intervention, but Deby then switched his support to Beijing, with the apparent defeat becoming a strategic victory for China . </P>

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