CCTV in Kenya is reporting that China has overtaken the USA as Africa's largest Trading Partner.




Links :
http://english.cntv.cn/program/africalive/20120119/109993.shtml

They did that long ago. China may as well establish a mini beijing in EA. They are all over the place constructing everything.

If African Engineers are learning and receiving technological exchanges we can only enhance cooperation.

Amhatu:

If African Engineers are learning and receiving technological exchanges we can only enhance cooperation.

Well I know they provide some assistance (logistics) but the contracts are awarded to the chinese not local companies.
Yeah we may raise a storm but guess what? These chinese work like safari ants.They don't sleep at all working round the clock to beat the deadlines.
Now most local engineers can't match up the speed.

First a 2 year project will take 5 years to complete and end up consuming more than was budgeted for.
Second an african as always will devise ways of cutting costs including doing shoddy work using cheap material and labour. 6 months down the line faults start appearing on the work. We are past that.

Let them learn from the chinese thenthey can go build the smaller roads /bridges till they prove they are efficient enough.

But if truth be told there's nothing for free. In exchange for expertise the chinese in turn flood the markets with their products and we know how their stuff are. Not compared to other imported expensive but good quality goods.

The US likes dictating and controlling. The chinese don't care what u do as a goverment. Your policies they care less about and tell me who doesn't like that.