Xiplomacy: Stronger China-Zambia friendship brings concrete benefits to Zambian people

The Zambia women perform a dance during the launch of China-funded mega-road project in Chisamba Zambia, Sept. 8, 2017. [Xinhua/Peng Lijun]

For Fidelity Sindolo, who runs a hair salon in the Zambian capital of Lusaka, power outages used to be a big headache, rendering her business in an on-and-off cycle.

In March this year, the Chinese-built Kafue Gorge Lower Hydropower Station, about 90 km south of Lusaka, was put into operation, generating stable electricity that powers the lives of local residents.