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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Dar es Salaam, January 10 (Xinhua) — China and Tanzania jointly built the Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA) and today must also join forces on the road to modernization. This was stated here on Friday by Wang Yi, a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese Foreign Minister, at a joint press conference with Tanzanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation Mahmoud Thabit Kombo.
In the 1960s, to support the development of Tanzania and Zambia, China, which was not yet a rich country at the time, decided to send a large number of engineers and technicians and help the Africans build a railway, he said.
China was willing to help Tanzania because China and Africa share similar historical experiences and common ideals and aspirations, the minister emphasized.
Today, both sides should work hand in hand to revitalize the TAZARA road and allow it to play a more important role, Wang Yi added.
He said that industries such as agriculture, manufacturing and mining along the railway should also be jointly developed to create a prosperity belt and economic development corridor.
China is willing to work with Tanzania to honor the contributions of its predecessors, continue the traditional friendship, and jointly create a new milestone in the history of China-Africa friendship, Wang Yi added.
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