Zambian official calls for cultural integration

Chinese enterprises need to combine economic investment with cultural integration as more Chinese companies do business in Africa, Zambian Foreign Minister Given Lubinda said in an exclusive interview with China Daily in Beijing on Wednesday.

"We encourage Chinese companies to be prepared culturally so as to integrate with the local community," Lubinda said ahead of the opening of the Fifth Ministerial Meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, when talking about the opportunities and challenges that Chinese companies face on the continent.

Statistics show that more than 2,000 Chinese enterprises are currently investing in Africa, and China has been the continent's largest trading partner since 2009.