Tetapi kunjungannya ke tambang tembaga milik perusahaan China di Chambishi, di mana 50 warga Zambia meninggal dalam ledakan tambang pada tahun 2005, ditunda setelah adanya laporan-laporan rencana protes.
Hopes China could turn the tide of months of failed diplomacy in Darfur were dashed when only mild pressure at most was applied on Khartoum during Hu's meetings with Sudanese leaders.