Concerns have emerged regarding the business opportunities available to local Zambian contractors and suppliers within Chinese-operated mining ventures according to a confidential source who spoke exclusively to the Zambian Business Times (ZBT).The source, whose identity has been withheld due to the sensitivity of the matter, detailed asystem where Chinese mining firms often establish intricate, self-sufficient supply chains. This reportedly involves Chinese companies subcontracting other Chinese-owned entities for various aspects of the mining operations.“What they have done is they have now brought local contractors also in the name of Chinese who are running smaller businesses. They have become part of the...
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