This will favour big Western firms and low-cost Chinese ones, especially those with friendly support from China's state-controlled lenders.

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The user-friendly site, which runs on open source Chinese wiki software, has colorful graphics and icons to click on imaginatively designed sections.

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"He has made significant contributions to advancing the friendly and co-operative relations between China and Venezuela, " a Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

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