Zambians

"We welcome your investment, but your investment should benefit the Zambians, " he said.

Zambians resented their new imperialist yoke, while Angolans and Tanzanians seemed pleased by their countries' reinvigoration.

Tanzanians and Zambians tend to lay the railway's chronic operational problems at the doorstep of official corruption.

Some 40 years ago, the former Northern Rhodesia was a middle-income country. Average Zambians were wealthy by African standards.

In 2005, 46 Zambians were killed in an explosion at a copper mine owned by China's state metals conglomerate.

"We welcome your investment, but as we welcome your investment, your investment should benefit Zambians and not the Chinese, " said Mr Sata.

Banda's critics complain that those revenues hardly benefit all Zambians.

Yet many Zambians are openly hostile towards Chinese companies.

Vast cultural gaps, differing work ethics and expectations exist between the Chinese and the Zambians.

With the MMD in power for the past 20 years, many Zambians, especially the unemployed urban youth, yearn for change.

For most families, that is a fortune: about 70% of Zambians live on less than $1 a day.

In some cases, the newcomers have angered Zambians by importing Chinese citizens for unskilled jobs in areas such as construction.

Wake up Zambians you are too peaceful for nothing! Can a Zambian shoot a Chinese in China?

Japanese have the longest life expectancy -- 82. 3 years -- and Zambians the lowest, at 40. 5.