China in Chambeshi

Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the Copperbelt was cancelled at the last minute amid reports that several hundred miners working for the Chinese-owned Non Ferrous Corporation had organised a protest. Nevertheless Hu signed a deal with the Zambian government involving a commitment to invest US$800 million in exchange for huge tax concessions for Chinese investors.

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Hu Jintao, Ngandu Magande, Oswell Munyenyembe

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