SATA To Host Luncheon For CHINESE INVESTORS At State House Saturday 10/29

REPUBLICAN President Michael Sata is tomorrow Saturday 29/10 expected to host a luncheon at State House in honour of the Chinese business people operating in Zambia.
Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Zhou Yuxio is expected to lead a team of 150 Chinese business executives based in Zambia to State House.
This is contained in a press statement made available to ZANIS in Lusaka today by Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations George Chellah.
Zambia’s relations with China dates as far back as Zambia’s post political independence days. Zambia was the first country in Africa to sign diplomatic relations with China in 1964, and since then Chinese investors have become increasingly prominent players in Zambia’s key economic sectors.However,this hasn’t come without controversy.
In October 2010 two Chinese managers shot and wounded 11 Zambian coal miners.The MMD government later dropped charges against the two Chinese managers.
After his inauguration President Michael Sata called on Chinese investors to adhere to the country’s labour laws.
He said Patriotic Front -PF- government was concerned that there was unlimited number of Chinese expatriates who were coming into the country to take up jobs which Zambians are capable of doing.
The President however said the PF government welcomes Chinese investment that will benefit the local people and the investors themselves.

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