Zambia: China in Africa - the Zambia Experience

Many Africans are worried by the increasing presence of China on the continent. But how much is China really involved? A DW team traveled to Zambia to investigate how China has taken control of key infrastructure.

Mandarin can be heard in every corner of Lusaka's Kenneth Kaunda airport, as it's spoken by nearly half of the passengers passing through the building. Outside the complex, a massive billboard promoting the Chinese construction conglomerate Jiangxi International welcomes visitors. The road from the airport to the capital's city center is lined with billboards bearing names of Chinese firms.

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