The effect the Chinese are having in Angola is enormous, new bridges roads are all being engineered and developed by them. At any construction areas, the Chinese have the plans and pens, measuring tapes and wheels and the locals are helping. Most of the 360 and truck drivers appear to be Chinese. The compounds we pass are massive, you might have up to 50 new trucks, dozers and plant in any of the dozens of compounds we passed. The roads to and from the main ports in the middle of Angola were the best maintained and fresh laid tarmac was common. New bridges and railways for shifting ore to the ports were being created.
The road blocks were far less common and I my belief is that for things to move forward in Angola, the government want the foreigners to feel safe and without being hassled, after all they are instrumental to the future of the country and carrying out most of the work. What do the Chinese take in return, I obviously don’t know the politics, but the country is rich in resources, and the ports haven’t been developed purely for bringing equipment in.
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