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In 1979, Zambia ordered 16 J-6 fighters from China, but after receiving the goods, it only paid a fraction, and the remaining $8 million wanted to "pay off".
After conducting on-the-spot research, China discovered Zambia's difficulties, and it turned out that the United States and the West were stumbling behind it.
In order to recover the full amount of this arrears, China has made a lot of efforts, and has visited Zambia seven times, but the final result is very gratifying.
China not only succeeded in getting back the final payment, but also obtained a large order of 200 million US dollars again, which made the United States and the West, who were sitting on the bench and watching jokes, a big deflated!
China and Zambia established diplomatic relations
Zambia is a landlocked country in south-central Africa, with a land area of about 750,000 square kilometers, most of which is a highland zone, with a population of more than 20 million and its capital is Lusaka.
The country's main pillar economy is agriculture, forestry, and mining, especially the rich mineral resources, which make the United States and Western powers even more hungry.
Zambia's copper, cobalt, zinc, manganese and other resource reserves are among the top in the world, especially cobalt resources, which are the second highest in the world.
However, the vast history has verified a truth: the abundant resources, but the national strength is weak, will inevitably be ravaged by the great powers.
Zambia is also a country on the African continent full of misfortune, blood and humiliation, which has been colonized by United Kingdom for more than half a century because of its lagging development.
It was not until October 24, 1964 that Zambia was freed from United Kingdom colonial rule and established the Republic of Zambia as an independent and sovereign country.
However, the newly independent Zambia is poor and weak, and it is difficult to get rid of the shackles of the United States and the West.
Britain and the United States and other countries always give people the illusion that they wear the same pants in all aspects, but in fact, when they are involved in their own interests, they will also fight each other to the death by any means.
The United States and the West assert that it will be difficult for Zambia to develop itself after independence, and that it must rely on a strong country to ensure its own development needs.
Therefore, as early as the eve of Zambia's independence, the United States and the West have begun to lay out a series of unequal agreements, wanting to continue to suck blood on Zambia.
But I never expected that Zambia's choice caught the United States and the West off guard.
As soon as Zambia became independent, it immediately sent people to contact China, and the two countries formally established diplomatic relations on October 29, becoming the first country in South Africa to establish diplomatic relations with China.
The speed at which China and Zambia established diplomatic relations is not unfast, and Zambia has been on the verge of China in just five days after independence, which has made many American and Western countries dumbfounded and have broken their defenses.
At that time, China's life was not easy, but relatively speaking, it was a little stronger than Zambia, at least the size of the country was on the surface.
Therefore, on the issue of China's aid to Zambia, it is also tightening its belt and gritting its teeth.
Friendship between the two countries
In 1967, the Zambian government wanted to build a railway in the country to help the country's economy.
However, they themselves do not have the strength to do so, and they do not want to ask the United States and the West for help, so they try to invite China.
China is a country that values friendship, and we are well aware of Zambia's difficulties, because we have had the same experience ourselves.
When New China was first founded, as long as there was a powerful country that was willing to pull China along, China's road to development would not have been so difficult.
The treachery of the big brother of the socialist camp and the strong encirclement and isolation of the United States and the West have forced China to have no way out but to grit its teeth and move forward.
The establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Zambia also coincided with a difficult period when China was encircled and isolated.
This is like the interaction between people, the friends made during the trough are the real friends, and the friends made during the peak are mostly drunk.
Chinese emphasize feelings and friendship, and not only like the icing on the cake to friends, but are more willing to send charcoal in the snow.
Therefore, after receiving Zambia's request for help, China immediately responded positively.
In 1970, China gave Zambia 1 billion yuan in the form of interest-free loans, which enabled the construction of the Tanzania-Zambia railway to start smoothly.
At that time, China's industrial development was also lagging behind, lacking corresponding construction machinery and equipment, and a large number of jobs were still piled up by manpower.
With more than 1,800 kilometers of Tanzania-Zambia Railway, it is a major transportation trunk line connecting Tanzania and Zambia.
However, under such circumstances, China dispatched more than 13,000 technicians, and it took eight years to complete the whole line, and the delivery was successfully completed in July 1976.
The railway has injected vitality into Zambia's economy, allowing the country's rich mineral resources to be transported to East Africa in a continuous stream, effectively improving the country's economic situation.
However, for the sake of this foreign railway, 68 Chinese technicians paid with their lives, which has also become a historical witness of the friendship between China and Zambia.
China treats people with sincerity, but fortunately, its efforts have not been in vain, and Zambia has praised it as a "reliable all-weather friend".
However, the friendship between China and Zambia was not a smooth road, and there was a small episode in the middle.
Arms purchase orders
After China decided on the policy of reform and opening up, it also made bold attempts in foreign arms export trade, and after comprehensive consideration, it decided to use its self-produced Jian-6 fighter jets as export equipment.
As China's first-generation hypersonic fighter, although the J-6 is not as advanced as the fighters of the United States and the West in some aspects, it has been favored by many countries for its high quality, low price and strong practicality.
In order to strengthen its own military strength, Zambia has also ordered 12 J-6 fighter jets from China.
China pays more attention to long-term interests in doing business, and the relationship between China and Zambia is so good, so it naturally gave a friendly price, which is only 9.7 million US dollars in total, which is already very low in the international military market.
However, unexpectedly, after China delivered the fighter jets as promised in 1979, there was a problem with the payment on the Zambian side, and the remaining $8 million in the final payment could not be paid for a long time.
Since 1980, China has sent relevant personnel to Zambia to collect debts across borders.
However, in view of China-Zambia relations, it is not easy for China to raise the final payment to Zambia as soon as they meet, and always goes to Zambia on the grounds of providing maintenance and follow-up services.
During this time, an interesting thing happened.
In 1985, an unnamed fire broke out in the building of the Zambian Ministry of National Defense, which happened to burn all the information on Zambia's order of fighter jets from China.
This incident made the Chinese staff break out in a cold sweat, wondering if Zambia wanted to "repay the debt"?
Later, after investigation, it was found that it was not Zambia that wanted to repay the debt, but the United States and the West deliberately suppressed and encircled its economy, so that Zambia had no way to settle the payment with China.
After understanding the situation, China did not mention the issue of collecting the final payment, and every time it went, it emphasized the friendship between China and Zambia, and continued to provide high-quality follow-up services.
Moreover, China's assistance to Zambia in all aspects has not been affected in any way.
The more this happened to China, the more embarrassed Zambia became, and finally offered a plan to settle the final payment in installments, and finally settled the arrears of $8 million in the early nineties.
epilogue
In its international exchanges, China has not only honored its promises, but also emphasized affection, benevolence and righteousness, and has established deep and sincere friendship with many countries outside the region.
Looking at the international community, countries like the United States that repay grievances with virtue are still a minority, and such countries are doomed to be difficult to develop for a long time.
Taking the case of Zambia as an example, China treats people with sincerity and affection, not only did it return the final payment, further consolidating the friendship between China and Zambia, but also received a large order of 200 million US dollars from Zambia one after another.
China's thinking and practice is a way of survival that an untrustworthy country like United States will never learn!
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Resources:
- The contract was burned, Zambia refused to pay the final payment for 12 J-6s, and the Chinese side won another 200 million orders after coordination - Nanyang Political Law