oil equipment industry cariu china in zambia

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • Does Chinese neocolonialism drive Zambia's labor problems?
  • Yet, this convenient narrative of Chinese neocolonialism falls apart upon analysis of the debt crisis seemingly driving Zambian dependence on China and Zambia’s labor problems. Zambia has “the highest number of Chinese lenders” of all African states, and China owns 69 percent of the construction industry.
  • Does China have a role in the mining industry in Zambia?
  • Chinese ownership of the mining industry and the process of providing loans clearly illuminates China’s structural dominance in this relationship. Western critics blame Chinese abuse of their power for Zambia’s economic woes. Indeed, Chinese labor standards have come under fire for creating poor conditions for African workers.
  • Does Zambia need a foreign investment reform?
  • Zambia has “the highest number of Chinese lenders” of all African states, and China owns 69 percent of the construction industry. However, Chinese debt only represents “17.6 percent of total external debt payments,” showing that Zambian responses to foreign investment in general need reform.
  • Are China's Special Economic Zones beneficial to Zambia?
  • As noted above, in the manufacturing sector, China has established three special economic zones; one in Chambishi (ZCCZ), Lusaka East, and owned by a provincial government. The next section deals with the extent to which all these Chinese investments have been beneficial to Zambia.