Urbanization has become the trend of
African development, Chinese enterprises to bring advanced ideas and technology
The World Bank recently released a report
that Africa is experiencing a rapid urbanization process. African urbanization
plays an important role in African economic development, but needs to increase
investment in infrastructure construction.
In recent years, with the deepening
cooperation between China and Africa, more and more Chinese enterprises have
participated in the construction of urbanization in Africa, bringing African
experience and technology to African countries and helping the sustainable
development of African cities.
Vice Minister of Commerce Qian Keming said
that China and Africa's economic and trade cooperation is all-round. Chinese
enterprises to Africa, on the one hand through the development of trade to sell
products, more importantly, through investment, to help local job creation,
improve infrastructure, and even create foreign exchange.
The World Bank report pointed out that by
2025 Africa will add 187 million urban population, which is almost equivalent
to the size of the existing population in Nigeria. At present, the African
urban population of 472 million, by 2040, this figure will rise to 1 billion.
Africa will also be the fastest city in the world. "Urbanization can
provide new opportunities for Africa's economic transformation," said
Markta Diop, the World Bank's vice president in charge of Africa.
In recent years, with the deepening
cooperation between China and Africa, more and more Chinese enterprises have
participated in the infrastructure construction of railways, highways and ports
in African countries, and provided Chinese experience and technical support for
urbanization in Africa.
In the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa,
the city rail train is stylish and fast, between the high-rise buildings. The
city of Addis Ababa city rail is the first all-electric light rail in
sub-Saharan Africa, with a total length of 34 kilometers. It is divided into
east-west line, north-south line and runs 16 hours a day, greatly easing local
traffic pressure The The project is financed by China Railway Construction,
Shenzhen Metro Group to provide operational management services, the full use
of China Railway technical standards, in May 2015 was officially opened to
traffic. As the fare is only 2 Bill to 6 Bill (1 yuan of about 3.29 Ethiopian
Bill), light rail by the local residents generally welcome. According to statistics,
in Adri Ababa every day there are 60,000 people travel by light rail.
In the Angolan capital of Luanda, a large
modern community in the city southeast of the sky. Wide roads, neat buildings,
equipped with sewage treatment plants and water plants, here is the CITIC
construction of the construction of the Kailanba Kai Ya West social housing
projects. The total construction area of the project is 3.31
million square meters. Local media commented that this will be the Angolan
"middle class oasis." In October 2012, the completion of the first
phase of the project, Angola President Dos Santos said that this is the most
brilliant pearl of the reconstruction of the crown in Angola, Africa is a model
of social housing projects.
"Urbanization is a major trend in
Africa." The new, broad urbanization policy will be an engine of
sustainable development on the African continent, not only to promote economic
development, increase agricultural productivity, but also accelerate the pace
of industrialization, stimulate middle class consumption and Attracting foreign
direct investment. The International Energy Agency's China expert, David
Benaxer, specializes in the role of Chinese infrastructure companies in the
urbanization process in Africa. He believes that China's urban development
model for the African urbanization provides a good reference, Chinese
enterprises have the capital, technology and experience advantages in Africa to
invest and participate in the construction of urbanization in Africa has
contributed. "Under the framework of South-South cooperation, China is
providing power for Africa's urbanization and even economic development in
Africa," Benasairaf said.
Shijiazhuang Hongdefa Machinery Co., Ltd.,
as a professionaly milling machiner production and export enterprises, for a
long time, adhere to the friendly cooperation with various African countries.
We hope that our trade can contribute to the urbanization of Africa, and hope
that our two countries will work together to promote the development of our economy.
