Africa, Pitsig iron ore, Gabe.

Government officials and industry group executives from more than 20 countries in sub-Saharan Africa crowded on the temporary observation deck to watch the second batch of Chinese mining machinery delivery ceremony.In the empty field in front of the observation deck, 20 sets of 150 tons of electric wheel dump trucks and 5 sets of 25 meters crawler mining excavators have been put into a phalanx, waiting for everyone to review.The height of the 150-ton electric wheel dump truck is close to 2 floors, and the height of the only one person on the wheel is; the 25-meter excavator is a steel behemoth with a weight of 800 tons, and the traction rope on the shovel has children's arms.Such equipment, alone in it can give people a sense of prestige, a full 25 units arranged together, giving people the strong visual impact, it is even more difficult to express.

“I’ve never seen so many dump trucks!”

"This excavator, a shovel can also dig up at least 100 tons of ore!"

"Is Lulam crazy, having imported so much equipment at once, I'm afraid I can't afford to pay for the Pitsig iron or mine?"

“No!No!No!I've heard that these devices are very cheap, they are all made in China, more than half cheaper than similar equipment in Western countries."

“Made in China?That quality . . .

"Didn't you see how such a beautiful device, how can there be a problem with the quality?"

"This is the second batch of Chinese equipment introduced by Pitsig Iron Mine, and the use of the previous batch of equipment is very good."It is because of the use of these equipment that the production of iron ore has quadrupled, and Lulam is now in the car that is now running is the latest Mercedes.”

“It’s a shame that our country can’t get that much money.”

“Do you have a copper mine?”

“The copper mine...”

The audience turned to each other, and the words showed infinite envy.The same sub-Saharan African countries, who do not know who, one of these countries is one, are the countries with the lowest GDP per capita in the world.Although the heads of many countries live longer than the oil tycoons in the Middle East, most of the people are hungry and naked, and the average life expectancy is higher than 55 years old.

The economic level of the country is medium in all African countries, and by the standards that everyone can understand, that is, the car of the Minister of Industry Lulam is only an 80% new Fiat car, which is said to be sent by Western manufacturers when it is still purchased.But in the past two years, the economy of the country has suddenly caught fire, first of all, more than a dozen factories have been built, and then the power grid has also been built, and the people who can use electricity have increased several times.Later, luxury goods such as color TVs and motorcycles began to spread, and the city was built, and residential areas rose up one by one, and the media shouted that this was the economic miracle of southern Africa.

Lulam abandoned his Fiat car in the first time, changed to a new Mercedes-Benz, drove a few months later, this second-hand Mercedes-Benz transferred to Lulam's subordinates, he bought the latest Mercedes-Benz, he bought the latest Mercedes-Benz, all day long swaggered through the city, showing a burning bag of the original color.

This change in the country of Gabe has certainly attracted the attention of neighboring countries.You don't need to ask in particular, to know that the reason for all this change is the development of the piti sig iron ore.Gabe introduced funds from China, the production capacity of Pitsig iron ore has been expanded several times, all the ore produced has been sent to China, in exchange for a large number of Chinese-produced machinery and durable consumer goods, in addition, it is said that the company currently engaged in highway construction and residential community construction in Gabe is also from China.The Chinese build roads and houses much faster than Westerners, and there is no such thing as Westerners who like to pick and choose.

Knowing this, when the Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Arabe sent an invitation to the countries to participate in the second batch of Chinese mining machinery delivery ceremony, government officials and entrepreneurs from all countries readily accepted, and most of them came to Gabe before the designated time, in order to have more time to learn about the experience of the wonders of Gabe.

At the time of the transfer, the handover ceremony began.The prelude is a song and dance that combines the styles of the two places, one side is the song, the other side is the disco, and the music rhythm is high and exciting, making people warm and blood.Next, the speech of the President of Kabe, and the speech from a deputy director of the China Economic and Trade Commission, naturally inseparable from the theme of China-Canada friendship, in addition to nothing.The deputy director's speech quoted seven or eight Chinese classical culture allusions, the scene of the Gabe translation is obviously a Sibe goods, these allusions translated mess, but everyone did not care.

Lulam's speech was much more pragmatic, he reviewed the process of Sino-foreign cooperation in the development of Pitsig iron ore, gave high praise to the mining machinery made in China, and expressed gratitude to the Chinese partners for their enthusiasm and integrity.The listeners pricked up their ears to listen to his experience, hoping to find out what was useful to them.

Feng Xiaochen, as the general manager of China Equipment Industry Co., Ltd., also made a speech, he talked about the advantages of China's equipment manufacturing industry, while desperately promoting the Sino-Canada cooperation model, said that all countries with resources can learn from this model, China's modernization needs a variety of resources, including petroleum and coal and copper, iron and silver, copper and tin, as long as it can be extracted resources, can be exchanged.

At the end of the ceremony was a finale, in which the Chinese operator, who was sitting in the dump truck and excavator cab, jumped out of the car and handed the car keys to the Canadian operator.These Gabe operators have been trained in China for more than three months and have mastered the operation methods of the equipment.They took the key, boarded the vehicle, launched the equipment, and then 25 devices slowly started under the attention of the audience, lined up in a long line, and drove to the mining area.Dozens of equipment with a weight of hundreds of tons passed in front of him, and there was indeed a feeling of shaking the mountain, and the audience was stunned, and the rattle flowed to the ground.

The deputy director of the Economic and Trade Commission left after attending the handover ceremony, and he had other foreign affairs activities on his trip, and needed to visit several other African countries to discuss matters related to economic and trade cooperation.Feng Xiaochen and Wang Weilong, Liu Wang and others stayed, nominally to investigate the development of the Pitsig iron ore, but in fact, it is to stay in the hotel to keep the rabbit, waiting for officials from various countries to contact the cooperation.

Officials from various countries did not disappoint Feng Xiaochen, and after the handover ceremony, the people who went to the residence of the Chinese delegation were endless, and the secretaries of Meng Yang and Wang Weilong and Liu Wang were busy and carefully calculating the schedule of the leaders, so as to ensure that every potential customer had enough time to talk to the leaders.

“We may provide exploration services to your country and provide the necessary equipment for the exploitation of your copper mine.”

“We have to take a stake in the copper mine, after all, our premise investment is risky, and if there is not enough income, we cannot bear the risk.”

"Yes, the future ore price needs to be decided by the two sides, Mr. Minister, please rest assured that we do business in good faith, will not let your country suffer, but our rights and interests also need to be guaranteed, right?"

“The cost of buying ore will be paid for in RMB and international hard currency, but the proportion of international hard currency cannot exceed 30 per cent, because we China is a developing country and there is a very short supply of foreign exchange.”

"Of course, of course, you need to buy durable consumer goods we can understand, in fact, the quality of Chinese-made color TV and air conditioning is also very reliable, this part of durable consumer goods can be bought in RMB, and we can give you a better discount price..."

Every day, Feng Xiaochen and others have to repeat the above words dozens of times, come to negotiate business, there are ministers of industry, finance ministers of various countries, owners of mines, industrial company owners, etc., these people's demands are not the same, but they all look at the Chinese people can provide investment this point, although Feng Xiaochen they repeatedly claim that this investment can only be provided in the way of equipment, for everyone still feel very attractive.

African countries have traditionally been Western powers, and the past suzerain states have made some investments in these countries, but on a smaller scale, they have accompanied a number of political conditions, and even conversely, these suzeal countries have put forward political conditions first, and then symbolically give a little investment in return.Over the years, Western economies have been mired in a long period of stagnation, and there is no surplus in the treacherous countries, and with the fact that Africa does have nothing to interest Western powers, it is becoming increasingly difficult for African countries to seek foreign investment.

The prosperity of the country of Gabe has given everyone a new hope.As a fast-rising country, China has a strong demand for mining resources, which African countries have.Cooperation with China is undoubtedly a good opportunity for Africa's development, and if you miss this opportunity, you may have to wait for the rise of India, who knows the two things of the destruction of the blue star and the rise of India?

The conditions of cooperation they put forward by Feng Xiaochen are actually quite harsh.China can send exploration teams to these countries to explore the distribution of mineral resources in these countries, and then use equipment as a contribution to jointly develop minerals with these countries.China needs to take a stake in the mine, ore is sold to China, the price is negotiated by both sides, who can think that the Chinese side must work hard to press the price, and they do have the right to press the price and the necessary weight.

But even with such conditions, the ministers of industry and finance of various countries still did not hesitate to accept that the buried minerals in the ground and garbage is no different from the garbage, and the sale of garbage is a good price.Moreover, we have heard from Lulam that the price of the ore sold in China is much higher than the price of selling to the West.