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Premier Wen Jiabao offered to help Europe but demanded that it renounce a main legal defense against cheap Chinese exports.

Stocks surged Thursday on Wall Street after positive reports on the U.S.

WASHINGTON - Signs of a strengthening global recovery emerged Friday, with consumers boosting retail sales, companies restoring stockpiles and Chinese exports mounting a comeback.

China is offering to abolish import duties on some commodities from Africa and make sure Chinese exports to the continent are safe as part of a package to boost already thriving economic ties, China's commerce minister said in an article published Saturday.

China's exports plunged in May for a seventh month as the global downturn battered trade, while imports also dropped sharply, the government reported Thursday.

Disappointing export data from China on Tuesday dented the incipient hopes that the global economy has put the worst behind it.

March trade figures showed exports were 17.1 percent lower, a less severe plunge than that of February. But imports continue to weaken as officials struggle to stimulate demand.