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- Per JETRO, a Chinese company won the expansion of Nairobi's international airport in Kenya
- Shows China's continued expansion in African transport infrastructure
- A case for Japan and Taiwan to read the competitive landscape in overseas infrastructure
For those watching overseas infrastructure competition: JETRO reports a Chinese firm won the expansion of Nairobi's international airport. African transport infrastructure has been a focus of China's Belt and Road contracting and financing, accumulating airports, ports and railways into a dense network, while Japan competes via JICA and 'quality infrastructure.' For Japanese and Taiwanese firms eyeing emerging-market infrastructure, such cases help gauge China's competitive stance and where to enter, airport operations, equipment, or systems integration, since winning construction and winning long-term operations are different races.
(Translated from JETRO biznews.) The expansion of Kenya's Nairobi international airport has been awarded to a Chinese company.