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Embassy of Zambia in China

Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west. The capital city is Lusaka, located in the south-central part of the country. The population is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the northwest. Read More

Embassy

Address:	No. 5, Dong Si Street, San Li Tun, Chaoyang District Beijing
Tel: ( ? )	(+86) 10 6532 1554 (+86) 10 6532 1778 (+86) 10 6532 2058
Fax:	(+86) 10 6532 1891
Email:	zamem@public.bta.net.cn
Website:	Website

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Zambia China Relations

People's Republic of China – Zambia relations refers to the current and historical relationship between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Zambia.

Economic Relations

In 1998 China Non-Ferrous Metals Corporation (CNMC) bought a controlling 85 percent stake in Zambia's Chambishi copper mine for US$20 million (US$27 million in 2011 dollars) and invested a further US$130 million in rehabilitating the mine. Less than ten years later by the end of 2005 roughly 160 Chinese companies had invested in Zambia.

Trade between China and Zambia increase in 2010 to US$2.2 billion. Chinese investments in Zambia range from mining interests in Zambia's copper belt to investments in agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism. As of February 2011 a total of 25 farms in Zambia are being run by Chinese entities.

Collumn Coal Mine

In February 2010 a Chinese supervisor, Zhong Tinghui, was killed at the privately owned Collumn Coal Mine. In October that year, two Chinese managers opened fire on African mine workers during a riot at the mine and injured 11. In early August 2012 Chinese mine manager, Wu Shengzai, was killed following a pay dispute