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Vol 48 No 4

Published 16th February 2007


Zambia

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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