Becoming Africa's Number One by Imitating China, Becoming a 'Chinese Knock-off'
There are many countries developing at a high speed, some countries are developing rapidly, and some are developing relatively slowly. People like to travel to countries with development potential because they are safer than countries with weaker capabilities. Today we will talk about one of these rapidly developing countries, and its development speed is even among the fastest in the world. This country was once described as extremely poor, but later, through learning and imitation of China, it has improved a lot compared to the past, and its growth rate has been Africa's number one for several consecutive years. This country is Ethiopia.
Speaking of Ethiopia, I believe everyone has heard of it to some extent. Ethiopia has a close relationship with China, and Ethiopia has written our country's development history into textbooks, which shows the significant influence China has on them. Although this country was independent a long time ago, it did not bring them strong economic and practical power. Due to the long-term chaotic management and frequent civil wars in Ethiopia, it could not develop industry, let alone ensure its own safety, which caused the country to develop agriculture only. With a very poor starting base and a huge population, its development was naturally very slow.
However, after years of development, Ethiopia's development speed has ranked first in Africa. Although it still cannot be compared to developed countries, it has improved a lot compared to the past. Why did Ethiopia suddenly develop at a high speed? This is mainly because the Ethiopian people suddenly noticed China's rapid development. China's rapid development made Ethiopians very envious, so they began to learn China's development model, such as our country's education – nine years of compulsory education, and China's railways and urban light rails. Even many of Ethiopia's buildings and power plants are built by our country. If you come to visit here, you will find that the cabin attendants' outfits are almost no different from ours.
If you come to Ethiopia's capital, you will feel it even more obviously, because many of the buildings are undertaken and built by our country's enterprises. When Chinese enterprises come to China and set up factories here, they will employ local workers and teach them how to work. Even if you take a taxi in Ethiopia's capital, you will find that the taxis are produced by our country and are the same as those in China. Not only these industries, but Ethiopia's mobile phone industry has also been occupied by Chinese companies. Due to the high cost-performance ratio, most people in the local area use Chinese mobile phones, and you can see many Chinese-run restaurants and barbershops and shops here.
Chinese people are very popular here because Ethiopians always believe that Chinese people lead their development. It's often said that Ethiopia is a 'Little China' in Africa. When you come here, you will have a profound feeling. Through learning China's development model, Ethiopia has made its life better.
Talking about Ethiopia, it is a somewhat helpless country. Although it is close to the sea, it has lost all its ports, so it can only develop agriculture. However, after years of hard work, Ethiopia has developed better and better, and we hope that Ethiopia can live a better life through continued learning.
Ethiopia is a country with many world heritage sites and natural landscapes. When you come here, you can be attracted by their country's wild scenery. However, it is not recommended for everyone to go to this country for travel, although this country indeed has many Chinese and many Chinese companies, and even its light rail is operated by Shenzhen Metro. However, the country is still in a state of instability, so it is currently somewhat dangerous to travel to this country. But if you really want to travel to Ethiopia, I hope everyone pays attention to safety.
