Heavy equipment firms get into gear

Chinese producers of vehicles, rail cars expand abroad via global mining giants, reports Du Juan in Perth, Australia.

Hu Weiying, a 30-something engineer from Hunan-based Xiangtan Electric Manufacturing Group Co Ltd, works in Western Australia's Pilbara region, where many mining giants have iron ore projects.

Hu and two colleagues have been working at the Tom Price mine, owned by Rio Tinto Plc, the British-Australian multinational mining giant, for several months as the Chinese manufacturer expands into overseas markets to serve its mining clients.