Over two thousand Chinese and African employees line up for a morning assembly, outside the shoes factory of Huajian Group in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, on September 8th. [Photo: Zhang Youqiong]

Script: Wang Cong, Huang Jinhui, Wu Ke, Wang Yifan

Photo: Zhang Youqiong

Editors: Simon Haywood, Monica Liu

Planning: Yao Yanyong, Wang Xiyong, Lin Yaming, Qin Wengang, Cao Si, Wing Zhang

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Workers line up for a morning assembly in front of the factory. [Photo: Zhang Youqiong]

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A banner is hung on the wall in the factory, advertising the friendship between China and Ethiopia. [Photo: Zhang Youqiong]

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An Ethiopian employee learns shoemaking techniques from Liu Shuping (L1), a Chinese staff member who comes from Jiangxi Province and has been in Ethiopia for over four years. [Photo: Zhang Youqiong]

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Demis (R2), whose Chinese name is ‘Shanghai’, talks with his colleagues about the production line. [Photo: Zhang Youqiong]

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Ethiopian workers inspect the quality of shoes on the production line. [Photo: Zhang Youqiong]

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Ethiopian employees work in another factory owned by Huajian Group in the Eastern Industrial Park on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Industrial Park has attracted dozens of Chinese enterprises. [Photo: Zhang Youqiong]

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Ethiopian workers produce winter boots on the production line. [Photo: Zhang Youqiong]

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A female worker with daisy headwear works on the production line. [Photo: Zhang Youqiong]

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Local workers assembles motorcycles in a Lifan Auto’s factory in the Eastern Industrial Park. Lifan Auto’s taxis can be seen everywhere in Ethiopia. [Photo: Zhang Youqiong]

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People work in a new factory owned by Shenzhen Transsion Holdings Limited in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia on September 7th. [Photo: Zhang Youqiong]

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A female worker assembles a mobile phone. [Photo: Zhang Youqiong]

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A mobile phone is being inspected by a female worker. [Photo: Zhang Youqiong]

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Local workers assemble mobile phones on the production line. [Photo: Zhang Youqiong]

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A kitchen staff member cooks Injera, a typical Ethiopian food, in the kitchen of Huajian’s shoe factory. [Photo: Zhang Youqiong]

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Workers queue up for lunch in the canteen. [Photo: Zhang Youqiong]

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Workers enjoy their lunch in the canteen. [Photo: Zhang Youqiong]

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The Ethiopian dish Injera. [Photo: Zhang Youqiong]

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Chinese and African staff work together in an office belonging to Transsion, in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. [Photo: Zhang Youqiong]

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A saleswoman introduces a mobile phone to a customer at a Transsion store, in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. [Photo: Zhang Youqiong]

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Local sales force in a meeting in Transsion’s branch office in Kenya. [Photo: Zhang Youqiong]

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A Chinese worker shows off his mooncake to an African coworker during a Mid-Autumn Festival celebration. Both Chinese and African employees of Transsion enjoy mooncakes together on September 13th. [Photo: Zhang Youqiong]

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Demis (R1) greets his friend Frazer in his house on a day off. [Photo: Zhang Youqiong]

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Demis and his family members pose for a photo. He said he is grateful to the Chinese companies for providing employment opportunities to local people, including himself. [Photo: Zhang Youqiong]