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China, Tanzania and Zambia sign initial agreement on key railway project - CNA (www.channelnewsasia.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAZARA_Railway

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Good luck.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

So what is China trying to extract from Zambia and Tanzania?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago

If it's similar to most of the other BRI projects, Tanzania and Zambia get railways, Chinese workers get jobs, more expertise in the field, and China gets access to healthier/wealthier markets in the two countries.

Theoretical bases of China’s “win-win” foreign policy concept

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Money. From people buying Chinese stuff. >80 million people live in those countries and they would like very much if they started buying lots of cars and electronics