Government says it looks up to China for continued support in Zambia’s development process.
Transport and Logistics Minister, Frank Tayali, says China has significantly developed in key sectors of the economy.
Mr Tayali notes that China has assisted Zambia from a land locked to a land linked status.
He said Zambia and China should continue to deepen their bilateral relations that have existed for over five decades.
The Minister said this last evening in Lusaka during the 2026 New Year reception.
Mr Tayali also unveiled the white paper on Corporate Social Responsibility on Chinese enterprises in Zambia.
“Zambia is willing to work with China to carry forward the traditional friendship, intensify high-level exchanges, expand cooperation in fields such as trade, investment, minerals, agriculture, infrastructure and people-to-people and cultural exchanges, follow up on the revitalisation of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway thus enhance the economic development efficiency along the railway, and promote the building of a Zambia-China community with a shared future,” he said.
He said the revitalisation of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA) is a shared aspiration of the peoples of China, Tanzania and Zambia noting that it is a landmark project that is of high-quality.
And speaking earlier, Chinese Ambassador to Zambia, Han Jing, pledged his country’s commitment and desire to advance, modernise, and build an even closer China-Zambia community with a shared future so as to deliver more benefits to the peoples of the two countries.
“China is willing to strengthen cooperation with Zambia in areas related to people’s livelihood, such as agriculture, energy, mining, infrastructure and construction, health among others as well as human resource development and skills transfer, so as to enhance the two peoples’ sense of gain from bilateral cooperation,” he said.
He noted that the two countries should take the 2026 China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges as an opportunity to strengthen friendly interactions at all levels, deepen exchanges and cooperation in culture, education, tourism and other fields, thereby solidifying the social foundation for bilateral cooperation.
