Business丨African development gets Chinese push

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At a factory in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, workers in blue uniforms meticulously assemble vehicles, while another team maneuver around 300 sport utility vehicles and sedans into a staging area. These cars, manufactured at Chinese carmaker Beijing Automotive Group Co's plant, will be delivered to its customer, South African Airways, and to several dealerships in Pretoria within a week. These cars testify to the inroads Chinese companies are making in the auto market across Africa, from Ghana to Ethiopia, Morocco to South Africa, said Chang Rui, BAIC's vice-president. ▲ An Africa-bound freight train leaves Zhuzhou, Hunan province. Chen Sihan/Xinhua With light truck and shoe factories established in Ethiopia, a giant photovoltaic plant generating clean energy in Kenya, and manufacturing facilities producing electronic components, building materials, clothing fabrics, daily necessities and food processing goods in Egypt, Nigeria, Benin, Mozambique, Zambia and Tanzania, Chinese manuf ………………………………