Power giants work with a local touch

Chinese firms building up their image to halt criticisms of 'colonialism'

Often criticized in the Western media for their role in Africa, Chinese companies have begun making changes to improve their image on the continent, increasingly creating jobs for local residents and offering educational opportunities to young Africans.

Sinohydro Corp Ltd, the international arm of the Power Construction Corp of China, is now seeing its first China-educated Angolan graduates working at different construction sites in their home country and abroad.