Reference News Network August 27 report: Spain's "El Mundo" website published an article titled "Is your country's capital too crowded and polluted? China can help you build a new city" on August 23. The translation is as follows:
The construction of Indonesia's new capital, Nusantara, was officially launched in mid-2022. The main investors in Nusantara are Chinese companies, such as the real estate developer Deyong Group (which will build office buildings and hotels here) and the state-owned construction company China Communications Construction Company Limited, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Communications Construction Co., Ltd.
Chinese enterprises play a leading role in the construction of Indonesia's new capital, similar to the situation in Egypt. Egypt plans to build a new administrative capital about 45 kilometers east of Cairo in the desert. China State Construction Engineering Corporation, a major state-owned construction giant in China, is not only the main contractor for this new city, but will also be responsible for its maintenance after it is put into use.
The plan aims to resettle about 6 million Cairo residents to alleviate traffic congestion and pollution in the capital. Similar to the Indonesia project, the Egyptian government plans to move the presidential palace, parliament building, government agencies, and foreign embassies to this new city.
International analysts point out that Chinese enterprises play a key role in the construction of Egypt's new administrative capital. Egypt is an important gateway for the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative.
After discussing Egypt, let's turn our attention to Sri Lanka. There, Chinese enterprises are building a new city opposite the commercial district of the capital Colombo. The project aims to develop this area into a powerful international financial center. This "small Dubai" in Sri Lanka will be built by Chinese enterprises, including China Communications Construction Company Limited. These companies are skilled in building artificial islands.
The plan aims to add a new modern island to Colombo to attract investors from around the world and more than 80,000 high-income new residents. These investors and new residents will enjoy tax reduction policies for doing business on the island. This project may become another key node of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative.
In addition, several Chinese state-owned enterprises have been selected by Iraq to participate in the construction of multiple new cities in the southern part of the country. One of the most ambitious projects is to build a large industrial center in an oil-rich area.
Returning to Africa, China's construction giants have expanded and upgraded the airport of Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, built a railway network, highways, and the first modern urban light rail in sub-Saharan Africa. (Translated by Tian Ce)
Central Business District of Egypt's new administrative capital taken in August 2024 (Xinhua photo)
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