Getting back to the recent Chinese visit:
http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2008/01/23/10021_investor.html
China became the world's largest gold producer last year, helped by Canadian- and Australian-led projects:
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/china-now-worlds-largest-gold/story.aspx?guid=%7B8C528CE8-0262-485D-ACEB-2247D18282CB%7D&siteid=aolpfaolpf1