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	Podcast:		Immigration and Education
	Episode:		Election 2011 postmortem II
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		01:56:00
	Publish Date:		2011-09-24 09:00:00
	Description:		Zambia election 2011 postmortem continued. China welcomed the outcome of the vote and said it would continue fostering cooperation. "As a friendly country of Zambia's, we respect the Zambian people's choice, and are willing to continue to promote traditional friendship with Zambia and expand mutually beneficial cooperation in every aspect," Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told a regular briefing in Beijing. Chinese companies have become major players in Zambia's economy with total investments by the end of 2010 topping $2 billion, according to data from the Chinese embassy. But Sata has accused Chinese mining firms of creating slave labor conditions with scant regard for safety or the local culture.
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