For many of China’s small state-owned geological bureaux, operating overseas has been a steep learning curve, writes Lucy Hornby.
Some found themselves stymied by local opposition or land disputes that in China would be dealt with by the local or provincial government.
Western miners often accuse these Chinese groups of using Beijing’s deep pockets to broker deals in Africa. But being Chinese can cut both ways, says one of the country’s engineers who encountered local resentment while working in Zimbabwe: “Those western journalists say that the Chinese buy ivory, but in fact Chinese are not the only ones. We Chinese companies have done a lot of good things that they never see.”
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