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Today,

our meeting will go down in history.

We, the leaders of China and Africa

have gathered in Bejing

to renew our friendship.

Both China and Africa are cradles of human civilisation,

and lands of great promise.

Common destiny

and common goals

have brought us together.

China will remain a close friend, reliable partner and good brother of Africa.

Xiaoerzi, write down the black worker' names.

Take down the workers' names.

Esther.

Today, Esther come.

Masa.

What's your name?

Sunday

.

What's your name?

Norman.

Your name?

Kamwengo.

Samuel?

Kamwengo.

This name?

Kamwengo.

Kamengo?

Kamwengo

.

Tell them to stay outside. Don't let them inside.

Tell her to cover it over. Hasn't this been worked on already?

Don't dig too deep.

You see, like this, it is simple.

Not this way, it's this way.

In China, I worked in an office.

My salaries and bonus was just enough to cover my family expenses

leaving me with almost nothing.

I was an employee in China,

while I am an employer in Zambia

a totally different position.

In 2006 I bought this land.

It was all covered in bush.

After spending two years developing the land,

farmers from all around the area came to take a look and said,

"These Chinese hard-working,

Saturday and Sunday, we are at church. I find these Chinese are still working in the field."

I bought one farm in 2006, another one in 2007.

This year, 2009, I bought another one.

It's the third one.

I will probably buy another one at the end of this year.

The goods have been detained in customs since yesterday.

That's $670 a day.

Three times six is $1800, so there will be more than $4000 down the drain.

Money will be running away like water.

As an engineer you have to solve all problems.

The main aim of coming to Zambia this time is to manage,

the contract for the road between Serenje and Mansa.

This road is 323 kilometres long.

On this project, the first thing is to ensure

the quality of the works,

meet the deadlines

and ensure the company's profit.

If I can do these three things, then my work is complete.

Hello.

Get on with it. You say the goods have to be detained,

so how can others get their goods out of customs with just a photocopied document?

This proves you didn't do your job properly.

Go there yourself and call me if you have any problems.

What a fucking mess!

It's Manager Zhou.

Manager Zhou.

You look different.

Come in and have a seat.

Come on, you should give your family a call.

1612, 1612...

Is it still the same number as before?

Hello? Hello, I've just arrived.

Good to hear you've arrived

I am OK.

He's arrived safely.

That's it then, bye bye.

OK then, bye bye.

OK, goodbye.

That was quick, just a 'hello.'

Do you want to have a wash first?

- Are you hungry? - No, No, I am fine.

If you are hungry then we'll make some noodles.

Otherwise go and have a wash

and change your clothes.

Which one is my room?

Give it a spray first.

Close the window and spray.

I've already killed that one.

'It won't come back now.

You have to spray thoroughly.

If you work for an international company, you will lose a lot,

especially in your family life.

Since I chose this job,

I feel it is my mission to completely devote myself to

the China Henan International Company.

To learn English you've got to speak and get the words out.

You shouldn't hesitate and worry, "Did I say something wrong?"

If you make a mistake others will correct you.

When you've been corrected it will really stick in your mind.

Let's down it.

Let's down it.

Hello

I have a short meeting at 6

so that when I finish.

We don't understand what it writes

but it gives you a spirit of imagination

of where you are going to lead the country to.

So it's always a puzzle.

I've asked some Chinese guy to come and interpret it,

everyone says it is a language from a different part of China

so I think we will all remain very, very challenged with that writing on the board.

When I sit with investors from the western world,

they do a power point presentation

about projections, cashflows,

profit and loss account, income statements,

balance sheets, you know,

risk assesments, and all these flamboyant graphs,

I've never seen those with the Chinese.

They probably do them, you know, on their own,

but when they come here

they just ask "Minister, what are the incentives?

Where is the piece of land where we should go and begin to work?"

Once completed

this will be the largest smelter in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Not even in South Africa, you don't have a smelter as big as this one.

So rock is crushed, burned,

Copper comes out.

All is not as simple as that, but that is the concept.

They add a couple of chemicals, couple of processes

and all these kind of things,

I was here, maybe 6 months ago.

All this was not there.

This, what we are seeing here

it was all bush, the last 6 months.

So it just gives you a sense of the pace which these guys are able to deliver.

- You need a hat. - Oh, my hat.

Okay, you try this one.

This is a special one?

Yes.

Now the method we applied...

It's the most advanced method of the world.

- It's the most advanced method of the world? - Yes.

When do you hope to finish

to commission this project?

At end the of this year.

End of this year?

This is worth commissioning.

This will be the most important event that

to have taken place in a long time in this country.

That's true. China and Zambia

have a very good relationship for a long history,

and we have the responsibility to help Zambia develop its economy.

Thanks very much.

Okay, okay.

How come your test results are worse than last time?

Last time you were sixth in the class.

Are you not paying attention?

You are not focused,

and you are not learning.

Farming's tough, so tiring.

I should find a job to do.

I want to study business and international trade

that kind of thing.

Mum, what kind of job do you want me to do?

Farming is good for you.

Is it?

Look at this, look at this. Madam, fucking spread, or good-bye then.

Yes, but that's why it is so exhausting.

- Tiring, yes, but you are your own boss. - Is that so?

It won't be so tiring when mechanisation comes.

She looks like she wants to cause confusion.

Yes, you are right. She really looks that way.

She thinks we are like cows.

Yeah, like cows but in fact we are more like bulldozers.

So what's your child up to these days?

Faster!

You women,

and that one, whatever his name is over there.

Not fast.

What have you been doing?

Sorry. So sorry.

These ones together.

This one together.

Look at this, look at this. Madam, fucking spread, or good-bye then.

Just look

look.

You keep 'ah-ing', then I'm sorry, tomorrow not come, 'Ah, ah, ah!'

Tomorrow you finish this.

Tomorrow you finish this.

Madam, it's too much.

Too much. Tomorrow finish?

Tomorrow you finish.

OK for now. OK, OK.

Name?

Agnes.

Agnes.

Harriet.

Name?

Georgina.

Georgina.

Carol.

Where is salary, boss?

- What? - Salary.

Salary? Tomorrow.

OK.

There is a common saying that goes:

"If you want to get rich you must first build roads."

Roads are like a country's main artery

in the way that it's important for blood to circulate and flow well.

So without roads everything is dead and nothing can move.

Little Feng, find the time to check the bridge,

and send someone to work on the hard shoulders,

after that the road can be done next week.

Old Chen!

No, no, me no sign, not seven hours.

- I need to use a road sprinkler truck today. - What?

A road sprinkler.

Give to Mr Wei. Me not sign.

- Give me Mr. Chen. - Why Mr. Chen?

You not give to me. Me not sign it.

Stop!

Don't mix!

We need to talk to the drivers.

This one and that one don't mix.

I am looking for a sentence.

The gloves I gave you?

I glove gives to you.

Hand...

So hard!

I give you gloves.

Last day, they give me, but I left there

today no see.

Maybe they'll give me another one.

1, 2, 3, 4.

1, 2, 3, 4.

1, 2, 3, 4. OK.

I know.

Let me see...

When the cars got close, didn't this driver know

how to back up?

The cars were little more than ten metres apart.

The guy floored the pedal when he was backing out and got stuck.

While he was maneuvering

he got hit.

Licence?

This is new.

You are a driver for how many years?

- How many years? - 10 years

10 years? No licence, drive 10 years?

- New driver? - Not new.

The licence is new, but I was driving without a licence.

This doesn't count.

Window up.

Only look two mirrors.

These go, stop here. West. Inside.

These all of the cones.

These are cones, four cones.

This is the driver inside.

They go, stop here.

They're not even allowed to stop once.

If the driver fails at this test,

then he can't work on the road.

He has done it, that is marvellous.

He doesn't know how to use the rear view mirrors.

Yes, he only looks at one. You have to look at both.

They have to be on the track from the start

then they should use the rear view mirror and move in smoothly.

No good.

Indeed Minister Mutati you are working,

you have been working

indeed Minister Mutati you are working for us.

You are working for us.

Pastors gathered here today,

Reverends, Church Elders,

peace unto you.

In Mufulira today, I have heard the sermon from Mr Chilambe.

His words reflect what is in your hearts

words of peace, unity and development for the country.

I am indeed very happy.

I have not come here,

on a political mission,

but in the hope,

that we can work together for the development of our country Zambia.

You are looking after the well being of the country.

You are doing a very good job.

Continue your good work.

To see the change in infrastructure and development

since last year is quite phenomenal.

China remains one of the biggest sources of investment globally.

So where they are getting 1%, translated into Zambia that's huge.

In the western world they are not as quick as China

and at the moment we are looking for a response that is fast.

Testing in Xiamen, Testing one two.

Sir thanks for allowing us to talk to you

and we wish you all the best while you are here in China.

Thank you Lackson Thani we shall do our best to deliver for the people of Zambia.

I think the key message we always carry

is that the investment space in Zambia is quite large.

Lets attack where it is easier

and battle where its harder.

It does appear the ground is softer in China,

so we do battle soft ground then climb up

to heard ground for the purpose of making a difference.

Thank you sir - Thank you.

You can cut whatever you want.

TV: "But most of all Zambia is a peaceful and stable country".

Which areas is the direction of the enquiry?

Actually they are looking at mining.

Mining. Try to encourage them to Manganese side

because I think there is a lot of space on the manganese and since steel

the industry is coming up.

The writing is on the wall.

The Chinese are saying "Innovation guides Development.

Co-operation delivers a Win-Win Situation."

Lackson Thani, ZNBC News, in Xiamen, China.

Welcome, welcome.

That's the CEO and President of our Gold Common Investment Group.

Please take a seat.

The Minister's visit to our company today

is greatly encouraging for us.

We are a private enterprise,

not government owned.

However, we feel a strong attachment,

to the Chinese government and the Chinese leaders.

But we strongly agree and follow

by the guidance of our government.

The Chinese entrepreneur is now looking outside China

to invest in particular in Africa and also in Zambia.

We have obviously opportunitiesin the mining sector

but we also have opportunities

in real estate and tourism particularly hotel development

and that is one of the reasons we have here

with us our senior chief Mukoni.

I'm quite sure that my senior chief here

will be more than willing to offer

an appropriate piece of land site

for hotel development.

He doesn't need persuading because he is already here,

and he is here for himself.

- Will we? - Yes, yes.

We got your permission already, right.

You can build on the big chief's land.

Okay. I'm writing it down.

You're writing it down.

But how can we do that do you have guidance?

He will provide the piece of land in Livingstone

and he will provide another piece for mining in Chizera.

That is the guidance that we are going to provide you.

Oh, oh.

What we need is a good road.

Most of the activities being done, and being produced are being fed through this main road.

When it's cut off it means

there is poverty in Luapula Province.

OK, OK, you put, finish, OK, lunch time.

It's time for the workers to have lunch.

Let the roller finish first.

Yeah, the roller should flatten it a bit more.

Let's go back for lunch.

This isn't relish.

It's always cabbage.

Old man, put it here and eat from here.

- Two each right? - Yes two.

Let those who have plates help themselves first,

and we'll get ours later.

Always the same, bad diet.

Small fish, cabbage all time, so most of us we just buy our own food. We cook. Then we eat.

Let's put it here in the shade.

Bring it here big brother.

Take some from here and eat.

Is this it?

This way of eating is pathetic.

Even the animals that we keep at our places

they don't eat annually the same kind of food.

We need to have a balanced diet.

They need to give us respect. We are doing the job for them

so they can benefit.

They don't respect us as much as we expect.

We are not trusted at all.

They cannot leave you alone.

- They don't regard us Zambians as equals. - Equals.

This is called an international company so we expect it

to follow the standard procedures of operation.

The works are impressive,

and we have got a lot of comments from members of the public.

If RDA can give us more funds,

then the good that we are seeing

will come to stand still at one point

and it will shock quite a lot of people.

They think all is well and so on and so forth.

So, we are hoping that the people at the top

will deliberately apportion some money to this project.

If RDA can give us more funds,

maybe I'll change my planning, you know

maybe Chinese people not back to China, very quickly,

and maybe we can continue to order the new material.

Listen to her. How can anyone understand her?

Shengyi, open the water pump, add some fertiliser and spread it again.

How can you expect to spread fertiliser without using water?

My mum is so funny.

Sometimes she speaks to people in English,

and sometimes in her own dialect.

How could anyone understand her?

That's the guy.

You do job is useless.

He had trouble with diarrhoea,

so he's been hanging around all morning doing nothing until now.

You go outside 35 minutes then come back?

It wasn't 35 minutes, boss.

It was only 10 minutes when I went to the toilet.

No, no, no. I'll charge you.

Boss...

Boss, I've worked today.

No, no, no, Don't talk like this.

Before 14:00 hours is what?

You stop working like this.

It's bull shit.

Welcome to Changsha.

Minister, so how about the population in Zambia?

We are about 13 million.

30 million?

One, three.

Yeah, of course

13 million.

What?

13 million

13 million.

Kenya must be similar, with more than 10 million,

our province of Hunan is 68 million.

There is no doubt we're a little bigger than them.

For happiness, for everyone.

We present to you the tourism and wildlife of Zambia.

I know the Ambassador from China to your country, Li.

- Li, yes he's a very good man. - Very good man.

And now I call him for you.

Hello, Ambassador Li

it's Qiu Guanzhou.

Ambassador Li?

The Zambian

trade,

commerce and industry.

Minister

is with me right now.

Yes, the Minister.

You can tell him that this is your old university.

I'll pass the phone to him.

He said you are a good man.

Mr Li, the Ambassador.

Your Excellency, good afternoon.

Very well, very well, I now see where you get your education from.

As you know Zambia is a predominately mining country

and mining accounts for almost 60% of our export earnings.

In fact, you know,

because we have a big population, we consume a lot

and so we are hoping to get hold of more resources.

Not just from places like Australia or Brazil,

but also from Africa,

for importing resources like copper.

Pleasure - Nice to see you.

Now lets welcome Mr Felix Mutati from the Zambia Ministry of Commerce,

Trade and industry to give a speech.

Good evening. This is a Win-Win equation.

Where the investor from China makes profits,

and on the other side of the equation Zambia is having the advantage of jobs being created,

of raising taxes.

So everybody in the equation wins. Zambia wins, China wins.

China - one overall description is its scale.

The scale is phenomenal.

And scale means market is also large.

And scale means the investment and opportunity is also large.

We need to continue to open up the economy just like China did,

but we also need to learn that development requires a lot of patience.

There are many Chinese people,

many Chinese rearing and selling chickens.

There's about twenty of them, look, there's many, look.

For the Chinese who have just arrived,

this business is quick and it's not expensive to start up.

Mine are slightly cheaper than theirs.

I win on good breeding,

and good control of production cost.

Otherwise you can't survive in the market.

Survival of the fittest.

The competition is always there, and the weak ones will be weeded out after a while.

It's not a problem.

The market is harsh, just like the battle field.

The winner survives.

Seven, one twenty, two fives.

- I have only one twenty. - No. No, No

I don't have two fives. Please, please.

You have money.

One ten, one twenty, two fives.

Not two fives, please.

Give me two fives you have.

- Maybe tomorrow I have. - Not tomorrow.

I don't have, what am I going to do?

OK, OK, take.

Thank you, thank you.

This woman...

Today, ten chickens went missing.

What?

Ten chickens went missing.

That's a lot.

How were they stolen?

What?

How did they steal them?

I have no fucking idea.

If it happens again,

have an iron bar ready and smash their heads in.

Didn't the police come?

Tomorrow morning they'll make arrests.

What?

Tomorrow morning they'll make arrests.

The police didn't go there today.

The police weren't on patrol.

Let's have a kiss.

Let's have another one.

Did you wet your trousers?

.

Did you wee-wee?

We are going to Mansa

to attend a meeting.

The Minister of Luapula,

asked us to attend an event which the President is coming for.

I'm hoping we'll have the chance to discuss

the funding problem with the President.

I hope the government can raise enough funds,

so that I can finish the project soon.

This is the road bureau.

Ministry of Works and Supply.

This is the Minister's office.

You know we are constructing the Tuta road?

- Oh you are the one working on that road. - Yeah, yeah.

Who is going to come in with me?

Now are there any problems that you are facing that you would like us to know about?

I think the problem only is the budget for this project.

- Even Zambia is not an exception. We have been affected by the global financial crisis.

But I think in spite of that we will do our best as government to make sure this project succeeds.

You know last week I also received the letter from the client,

they ask us, you know, to reduce the scale of the progress,

and only the pot hole repair.

Even the slurry work they want stopped.

You know for this road, if after the pot hole patching, if not covered by the slurry,

- in the rainy season, maybe damaged again. - Yes, to be damaged again.

There are a lot of cracks, the water can go in through the cracks into the road bed.

You know we don't want even after the patching is done.

If its not covered it will all break up once the rains,

because we are in a part of the country where the rains are very heavy.

We don't want to spend money, make nothing, it's wastage.

We want to complete the project as soon as possible and local people will benefit.

People who are along the road.

I'm very, very grateful that you have been able to travel and join us to receive the President.

So how about you - today the arrangements?

The arrangement today is that the President will be

landing in about one hour's time from now

and we'll have a chance to introduce you.

Okay - we shall meet at the airport.

- Okay - I'll show you exactly where you'll need to stand. - Okay.

Since you are not black, you'll be very easy to find.

Please ask the fair skinned brother to come here.

Please move over.

Mr Li is the Project Manager for Tuta road.

How are you?

Kindly let Mr Li stand there.

Please move over.

- Mr. Li.. - Thank you Mr. Li, how are you?

Mr. Li is from China-Henan they are doing the Tuta road.

- They are doing a fantastic job. - They are re-building the bridge also?

Not the bridge, but the road Thank you.

- They are doing a fantastic job. - Thank you.

I didn't get your face.

This one was taken when you shook hands with him.

Its always a pleasure to come to Luapula and I want to say thank you.

I'm very happy to hear we are building roads, then schools and hospitals in this province.

We wish we could do more. We are going to try to do more.

R.B, speak!

R.B, speak!

When you are telling the truth nobody can argue.

When our chairman says the roads go from point A to point B

the people see for themselves, that the people are there, the contractors are here.

We will say what we have done with the people will have seen with their own eyes.

Today, I only pay people some money, not the full amount.

These days, money from chicken no business.

OK, pay one million for people.

You choose which people last time, no pay.

You do job good.

I employ you

full year no problem.

Sometimes me not around, you help me manage these people.

After we move out the trees.

I've employed the other villagers there, to heap these.

Those madullahs there, they are heaping, they're busy.

After heaping, cutting and heaping,

give them 50 pins.

I want to build a house, where?

- A house? Across. - That side?

This is Chinese Chawalla Farm.

China Chawalla Farm.

I want to offer more jobs for your people.

First finish this portion, then another portion.

After another portion, help me move out all the trees. Cut, cut, cut. Put the fire.

Some trees make the charcoal.

Charcoal selling for me.

Then I pay money and take out.

Around now, chicken market rubbish.

Today I pay some money, not full amount.

Only one million.

This one last time didn't get the money.

You no get...

No get.

No get. This half, they get.

Who complain?

Who complain?

Today pay 50.

Today pay 50 thousand only.

The salary balance will be paid later.

The money has run out.

Tell these people...

Tell these people, money, do not worry.

Hey, please!

You will all be paid on the next visit.

If people complain and they want to stop, no problem.

After balance paid, no problem.

Why complain like this?

Friday I will come.

Friday?

He always says Friday.

I don't want you to complain to me like this.

You people can't complain like this to me.

No, it's OK.

How many millions have I spent here?

About twenty million already.

I know in May we spent eighty million, all the portion.

Total is one hundred million investment here.

No, it's OK.

They want beer

a keg of beer.

What about the issue of tents?

I pay cash.

You pay cash?

They don't know where to find them,

you told us you know where to find them.

Shops!

You know where to find them.

No time, I don't have time I need the time sleeping.

You ring me then we go together and buy for them.

Mumbwa! Mumbwa! You have more time to go to Mumbwa town!

He has refused.

This is his farm and yet He is very stubborn.

He is the reason for all this. Why is he doing this?

This is his property and yet he is refusing to do anything for us.

And it's his property.

Everybody get into position, the plane is coming.

What's written on it?

A warm welcome

the Minister of Commerce to Zambia.

I met him in China last year when I went, so he's my old buddy.

Welcome to Zambia.

I hope you have a good visit.

Thank you.

This is Attaché Wang, head of our commercial section.

Thank you.

This is your representative.

This is Chief Liu.

Hello, long time no see.

My old friend.

You came here especially to see me?

They are from the Huawei Corporation.

Oh, Huawei.

He is from the Bank of China.

This is our Embassy's Economic Attaché.

And who is this?

ZTE Corporation.

And this is the leader of our medical delegation.

Thank you everyone.

Shall we go?

Holy shit...

Cover it up quickly.

Can the oil be collected and used again?

It's all gone to waste.

Cover it over with soil.

Soil, soil, soil...

Cover it with soil.

That should be enough.

Why Are you using the same dish you put your food on?

Don't you know this is money?

Look at this, it's a golden opportunity.

This oil is good for lighting lamps.

Kerosene is supposed to be lamp fuel, it's sold as lamp fuel here.

It's for lighting. It doesn't stick to the ground.

Bring some more containers.

Hurry them up... Faster! Faster! Faster!

The Minister of Finance,

and the Chinese government

will sign the agreement but the details we don't know yet.

It should be connected with the economic zones they are establishing in Lusaka and the Copperbelt.

You take them and give them to me behind. I also give you behind.

Then you put them, you know, in front of the stand. And then they sign, alright?

Okay.

Does she mean do it one by one?

No, I think she means we sign all five and hand them over together,

and then we receive their five to sign.

We will finish these five folders and then we exchange.

The way they have set the table, the ones on the southern side are the Zambians.

On the northern side there will be the Chinese.

And then they sign, the ministers will sign everything and then we just exchange. It will be easier.

There will be nothing for the press? No speak to press?

- No, they will have to speak. - They will have to speak?

- Yes. Because they will have to say something about this.

Shall we be upstanding for the President of the Republic of Zambia.

Please.. Be seated.

Thank you, Honourable Minister of Commerce, from China and all your esteemed delegation,

We are greatly honoured to welcome you to our country.

And I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the Zambian people

to thank President Hu Jintao for asking you to come to visit us here today,

and to assure you that you are received with great warmth by the people of Zambia.

As mentioned by His Excellency the President

we have had a long friendship between China and Zambia.

Last year, the trading amount between China and Zambia was over $810 million.

Dear President, as you mentioned in our small meeting earlier

the financial crisis has greatly affected developing countries and African countries.

China is also greatly affected.

I believe we must strengthen our unity

develop our cooperation,

and work together to deal with these difficulties.

It is impossible to continue.

Mainly because the Zambian Government have funding problems,

and this project might be stopped by the end of this month or the middle of next month.

They can only pay 17 billion

which is about 30%.

Only 30%.

After the suspension of this project,

I will follow the instructions of my company,

and I will either stay here or go elsewhere.

My family support me

whether I work in China or abroad.

I will continue to be devoted to my duty and do the best job I can.

Let's have the first toast.

Thanks to everyone for their work on the project.

Right, time for the second round.

Having considered the workflow,

we've decided to have Old Qi,

Feng Xiaotao,

Little Hao and Little Sun,

to leave the project and go back to China on Friday.

Therefore, since everyone is here today it's a good opportunity,

to have a farewell dinner for them.

Thanks, thanks.

Let's drink. Thanks to the four of you for supporting my work.

Let's drink.

Fill them up, fill up.

Why don't you guys have more fish?

Eat up, Eat up.

I was watching TV just now.

A brother and sister opened a diamond company,

and while the sister was trading on the internet,

they opened a shop for people to see the diamonds.

Now the business has thrived. The sister was working in a foreign company,

but she quit and devoted herself to the business, selling on the internet.

She even opened some diamond shops in Hangzhou, Guangdong, and Shenzhen.

What's your point?

My point is, what a successful career they made.

It's not that I envy them,

but how come she can make such a thriving business?

Actually, I am burning with envy. They were exactly at the right time.

Don't envy others.

After I'm gone,

my children will still be here to continue my work.

I bought this farm for my children, my three children.

In the future, they will hire workers here and continue to work on it.