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Why Did China Invest In Africa
China invest in Africa because Africa is rich of oil and China wants the oil, so loads of Chinese companies and workers came to Africa. Everyday there are tons of oil shipped everyday. The salary of Chinese construction workers in Africa are double more than the salary of construction workers in China, this is also one of the cost that attract workers from China to work in Africa. All the chinese worked very hard just to earn a money and send it back to their homes.
China railway companies helped to renovate an old railway made by the British, so that it is easy for transportation for the Chinese and African. Africans also use the train to do business such as selling food and ingredients, it is a good business, because some places are not near

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