"A major Chinese company has won contracts to complete a rail link running across Kenya－a major project expected to boost connections in East Africa.
China Communications Construction Co has signed a framework agreement with theKenyan government to build two more sections of the Mombasa-Malaba Standard GaugeRailway."
http://en.people.cn/n/2015/1209/c90000-8987681.html
What would Cecil Rhodes have to say?
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/uk-cape-to-cairo-railway.htm
Cecil Rhodes was a dyed-in-the-wool imperialist, and would have lamented the decline of the British Empire in the post-WW2 era.
While we have been preoccpied with other matters, China has become the dominant player in many areas of Africa, mostly private corporations, many small.
C&NW, CA&E, MILW, CGW and IC fan
schlimm While we have been preoccpied with other matters, China has become the dominant player in many areas of Africa, mostly private corporations, many small.
China appears to be the only country that view railroads as a growth industry and other countries as the market for their rail technologies.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
China foreign RR construction is often to facilitate transport from mines and other resource developments they have interests in.
http://en.people.cn/n/2015/1214/c90000-8990333.html
Honesty better be an executive objective.
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