Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hon. Stanley Kakubo of the Republic of Zambia held a meeting with the Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Mr Li Jie, at Charter House in Lusaka.
The meeting held on Monday centered on key issues of mutual interest between the Republic of Zambia and the People’s Republic of China.
The Chinese Ambassador informed the Minister that the People’s Republic of China donated 3,000 metric tonnes of Maize to the Republic of Zambia aimed at assisting the vulnerable communities affected by climate change through floods and drought, stating that the donated food was already in Zambia and would be officially handed over to the Government.
The Ambassador further noted the need for Zambia to increase its exports of products such as honey, strawberries and copper, which have a ready market in China., stating that he would continue to engage the Government of the Republic of Zambia to explore further areas of cooperation.
In response, the Minister thanked the People’s Republic of China for the donation of food aimed at helping vulnerable people, noting that the strong relations that exist between Zambia and China.
The Minister emphasized the importance of enhancing trade through diversification and value addition to local products meant for export to China and thanked the People’s Republic of China for the assistance in the construction of the International conference centre in Lusaka, which is expected to be ready by the first quarter of 2022.
The Minister reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to further strengthening bilateral ties with the People’s Republic of China and that the Republic of Zambia and the People’s Republic of China continue to share excellent bilateral relations.
Those chinks shouldn’t be trusted and should be approached with caution. I dated one here and she treated me badly that I had to leave her. The Chinese think we are Iazy drunks like Iazy Iungu. Instead of wasting money and time trying to appease them , I would suggest that instead we should put these resources and effort into uplifting the lives of the tonga people who were disadvantaged during the rule of pf.
Scramble for Zambia….now this will be the end of all our natural resources…..they will mik Zambia dry and Zambians voted for liar oval head baby President…
The only way to get equal relations with China is is to compel their companies to move manufacturing of goods to zambia for the Zambian market………
Zambia’s relationship with China needs to be RE-CALIBRATED.They have been Complicit in Corruption.No doubt China is an essential development & trade partner but ,we seriously need to change the way we engage with them.
They helped create a Rotten Society and were central to Corruptly Procured Overpriced infrastructure projects with Lungu and his PF Criminal Corrupt Enterprise of a Government .
“The Chinese Ambassador informed the Minister that the People’s Republic of China donated 3,000 metric tonnes of Maize to the Republic of Zambia aimed at assisting the vulnerable communities affected by climate change through floods and drought, stating that the donated food was already in Zambia and would be officially handed over to the Government.”
This calls for impeachment now. I smell corruption.
United Kingdom’s envoy leave the country.
“When bystanders are in position to save human life or prevent a victim’s suffering, but do not, then they are in fact guilty for the victim’s fate.”
Iwe Tarino I know you are dragging the Tonga people for a reason. You might not even be Tonga and just want people to begin saying negative things about them, please stop. You are saying the same thing on every debate.
Ma Chinese batisetinga, how can they DONATE MAIZE when we have alot of maize ROTTING, further China produce MORE RICE… How come MAIZE?? Chiefs in MPOROKOSO and Zambia at large SHOULDN’T GIVE THESE CHINK land. Ba HH work on these guys
An example of failure from the previous PF govt.WHY REQUEST OR ACCEPT MAIZE DONATION FROM OUTSIDE INSTEAD OF ASKING THE CHINESE TO BUY THIS MAIZE LOCALLY WHEN SOME FARMERS ARE STUCK WITH MAIZE, NO MARKET?!
China is having to accept that a business-only relationship with Zambia is more sustainable. The appetite for soft dollars has run out for both Zambia and China, more like how a relationship between man and woman becomes after having a child.
MMD promised to do away with Chinese ties but instead it doubled, the PF called them infestors and would get rid of them, but they increased three fold….manje kaya.