<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.portcitycolombo.lk%2Fpress%2F2017%2F05%2F08%2Fchinese-developers-of-colombo-port-city-look-for-prospective-investors.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">Port City Colombo</a> in Sri Lanka is a new district of high-rise office towers, luxury apartments, tree-lined canals and beachfront villas being funded primarily by Chinese firms.
Colombo Port City, Sri Lanka —
Port City Colombo in Sri Lanka is a new district of high-rise office towers, luxury apartments, tree-lined canals and beachfront villas being funded primarily by Chinese firms.
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Billed by its developers as "a world class city for South Asia," Port City Colombo is being built with $1.4 billion of Chinese investment.
Colombo Port City, Sri Lanka —
Billed by its developers as "a world class city for South Asia," Port City Colombo is being built with $1.4 billion of Chinese investment.
Image: Courtesy CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Ltd
A rendering of Colombo Port City.
Colombo Port City, Sri Lanka —
A rendering of Colombo Port City.
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Countries like Sri Lanka are becoming <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.portcitycolombo.lk%2Fpress%2F2017%2F05%2F08%2Fchinese-developers-of-colombo-port-city-look-for-prospective-investors.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">construction sites</a> for Chinese-designed urban developments.
Colombo Port City, Sri Lanka —
Countries like Sri Lanka are becoming construction sites for Chinese-designed urban developments.
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The China Fortune Land Development Company (CFLD) has agreed to help fund Egypt's new administrative <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2Fstyle%2Farticle%2Fegypt-new-capital%2Findex.html" target="_blank">capital</a>.
Cairo Capital development, Egypt —
The China Fortune Land Development Company (CFLD) has agreed to help fund Egypt's new administrative capital.
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The Chinese firm has said that it will invest <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sis.gov.eg%2FStory%2F106060%3Flang%3Den-us" target="_blank" target="_blank">$20 million</a> over ten years in the new city project.
Cairo Capital development, Egypt —
The Chinese firm has said that it will invest $20 million over ten years in the new city project.
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Egyptian authorities expect the China-funded city to be habitable within the next five years.
Cairo Capital development, Egypt —
Egyptian authorities expect the China-funded city to be habitable within the next five years.
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Charlie Xue, City University of Hong Kong architecture professor, believes that in the last five decades the Chinese government has funded 230 projects that he classifies as "architectural aid."
Tazara Railway, Tanzania and Zambia —
Charlie Xue, City University of Hong Kong architecture professor, believes that in the last five decades the Chinese government has funded 230 projects that he classifies as "architectural aid."
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As well as commercial, public and residential buildings, Chinese developers are also behind huge infrastructure projects like a $4 billion railway line linking Ethiopia with the Red Sea.
Addis Ababa--Djibouti Railway, Ethiopia and Djibouti —
As well as commercial, public and residential buildings, Chinese developers are also behind huge infrastructure projects like a $4 billion railway line linking Ethiopia with the Red Sea.
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The gates to Lekki Free Trade Zone, a joint venture between authorities in Lagos and a consortium of Chinese companies.
Lekki Free Trade Zone, Nigeria —
The gates to Lekki Free Trade Zone, a joint venture between authorities in Lagos and a consortium of Chinese companies.
Thika Superhighway, built by Chinese contractors, in Nairobi, Kenya.
Thika Superhighway, Kenya —
Thika Superhighway, built by Chinese contractors, in Nairobi, Kenya.
Image: Courtesy Michiel Hulshof and Daan Roggeveen
The African Union building was a gift from China to Africa. Construction began in January 2009 and involved 1,200 Chinese and Ethiopian workers.
African Union Headquarters, Ethiopia —
The African Union building was a gift from China to Africa. Construction began in January 2009 and involved 1,200 Chinese and Ethiopian workers.
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Trains departing from Idu station can currently take passengers from Nigeria's capital, Abuja, to the trading hub of Kaduna. Built by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, the railway line will eventually connect Lagos to Kano, by the Niger border.
Abuja-Kaduna railway, Nigeria —
Trains departing from Idu station can currently take passengers from Nigeria's capital, Abuja, to the trading hub of Kaduna. Built by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, the railway line will eventually connect Lagos to Kano, by the Niger border.
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For decades, China has been funding stadiums and sports facilities in countries around the world. This stadium in Malawi, which was completed in 2014, is one of the most recent examples of what is known as "stadium diplomacy."
Bingu National Stadium, Malawi —
For decades, China has been funding stadiums and sports facilities in countries around the world. This stadium in Malawi, which was completed in 2014, is one of the most recent examples of what is known as "stadium diplomacy."
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