US EditionChinese premier’s visit to Zambia focuses on reviving a Cold War-era railway to help mineral access
The $1.4 billion Tazara railway upgrade aims to secure China's copper supply for electronics and renewable energy amid U.S.-China competition for critical minerals.
- On Wednesday, Chinese Premier Li Qiang will start a two-day visit to Zambia focused on refurbishing the Cold War-era Tazara railway to improve China's access to critical minerals.
- Built in the 1970s, the Tazara rail line was designed by China, Zambia and Tanzania to bypass Rhodesia and South Africa; China heavily invests in Zambia's copper belt, a top global copper producer.
- China has agreed to provide US$1.4 billion to overhaul the Tazara line, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation received September concessions, and Li will meet Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema on Thursday before heading to Johannesburg, South Africa for the G20 summit.
- The upgrade heightens competition with a United States-backed railway project vying for the same minerals and coincides with a toxic spill releasing 50 million litres into the Kafue River, triggering an US$80 billion lawsuit by nearly 200 Zambian farmers.
- China's dominance in African mining positions it at the centre of global supply chains as it leads mining in Zambia and Congo, while President Donald Trump boosts U.S. supply chains to counter China.
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Chinese premier's visit to Zambia focuses on reviving a Cold War-era railway to help mineral access
Chinese Premier Li Qiang is making a two-day visit to the southern African nation of Zambia that will focus on the $1.4 billion refurbishment of a Cold War-era railway line to further improve China’s access to critical minerals.
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