On June 21, 2014, Li Yuanchao, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice Chinese president, who was visiting Zambia, inspected the Zambia-China Economic & Trade Cooperation Zone (ZCCZ) Lusaka East MFEZ built on the investment by CNMC and visited the Exhibition of CNMC Achievements of Investment & Development in Zambia. During the visit, he was accompanied by Nasaka Ximuboyakula, internal affairs minister of Zambia, Robert Siqinge, trade and industry minister of Zambia, Saikazongge Saikalaige, permanent secretary of the Trade and Industry Ministry of Zambia, Zhou Yuxiao, Chinese ambassador to Zambia, Qin Yizhi, first secretary of the CYL Central Committee of CPC, Yu Hongjun, vice chief of the International Liaison Department of CPC Central Committee, Li Jinzao, vice minister of commerce of China, and Qian Hongshan, assistant foreign minister of China.
On the morning of May 6, 2014 local time, Li Keqiang, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Chinese premier, who was visiting Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, attended China-Africa Economic, Trade and Culture Round Table. Tao Xinghu, vice president of CNMC, was given a cordial interview by Premier Li Keqiang as a Chinese entrepreneur representative. Some 30 representatives from the business, educational, and cultural circles of China, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Tanzania attended the Round Table.
From 21 April 2014 to 24 April 2014, Danhua Huang Deputy Director of State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) of the State Council visited the four subsidiary enterprises of China Nonferrous Mining Corporation Limited (the Company) in Zambia, accompanied by Chairman of the Company Board Mr. Tao Luo and President Mr. Xinghu Tao.
With national flags of China and Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) fluttering gaily in the wind, the merry dance with rich African features conveys joy of people. On 18 April 2014, the commissioning ceremony of the 20000 tons of copper cathode hydrometallurgical project (referred to as Mabende project) of China NonferrousMabende Metal Leach Co., Ltd (CNMM), the funding enterprise of Chambishi Copper Smelter Limited (CCS) in the DRC was successfully held. The scale and development speed of the project has created a new record of the company’s overseas development, highlighting the positive contribution of China Nonferrous Metal Mining (Group) Co., Ltd. (CNMC) to consolidate and deepen the traditional friendship between China and DRC, which is also another achievement of the friendly bilateral economic and trade exchanges between the two countries.
