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China-aided projects in Mozambique lauded by locals: report

Xinhua, December 19, 2015 Adjust font size:

Chinese projects in Mozambique in the past decade have been hailed by locals, according to a publication released in Maputo on Friday.

The publication, compiled by the China-Mozambique Commercial Association and Xinhua News Agency, introduces in Portuguese some 30 projects that the Chinese government and Chinese companies have carried out in Mozambique in the past decade aimed at helping in the country's social and economical development.

It was released on a reception held by the Economic and Commercial Department of the Chinese Embassy in Mozambique.

The Directorate for Asia and Oceania of Mozambican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Belmiro Malate, said in his speech that China was one of the most important partners for Mozambique.

"China has played the role in supporting the realization of what is our biggest dream as Mozambicans, which is the elimination of poverty, through its contribution to the development or implementation of various projects, in education, health, infrastructure, in promoting economic and trade cooperation," said Malate.

The publication included interviews with about 100 officials and residents who all expressed their gratitude and reviews towards the Chinese projects.

Technology Minister Jorge Nhambiu noted in the publication that Mozambique's National Data Center with 800 terabytes of physical space was created by loans from the Export-Import Bank of China.

Other main projects includes Zimpeto National Stadium, Maputo International Airport, Maputo Ring Road, Maputo-Catembe Bridge and its link roads, and the Chinese medical team in Mozambique.

Su Jian, Chinese Ambassador to Mozambique, said at the ceremony that the meeting between the two countries' leaders in Johannesburg, South Africa on the sidelines of a China-Africa summit early this month would inject new vitality into bilateral relations.

At the summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced 10 major plans for cooperation with Africa in the next three years, backed by a package of 60 billion U.S. dollars including grants, interest-free loans and preferential loans. Endit