Description
China's economic boom is resulting in the biggest scramble for
Africa since the end of European colonialism. Thousands of Chinese
workers are now in Central Africa, buying up copper and cobalt.Reporter
Aidan Hartley and producer Tom Porter begin their journey at a
Chinese-owned mining complex. Locals tell Hartley that Chinese
investment is fueling an economic boom in Zambia, bringing jobs and also
skills that they can pick up. But many Zambians also accuse the Chinese
of being so focused on making money out of Africa that they do not care
about the local people.
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