Recently, the brand of "China Civil Engineering 'International Contractor Service Provider" was awarded the "China Railway Construction Excellent Service Brand Creation Achievement". This honor is not only a high recognition of China Civil Engineering as the "overseas flagship" in the system, which has been deeply rooted in the international market for many years, but also a strong interpretation of the quality of "China service" shown in its high-quality joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" journey.   

Echoes of History: From "Monument of Friendship" to "Activating New Life"

Looking back to 1968, the aid in the construction of the Tanzania Zambia Railway created an immortal "monument of China Africa friendship" and also contributed to the historic feat of "African brothers lifting China into the United Nations". Today, more than half a century later, this friendship that transcends mountains and seas has received exciting historical echoes.   Chinese civil engineering has lived up to its heavy trust and once again shoulders the glorious mission of revitalizing the "road to freedom". On September 29, 2025, after multiple rounds of difficult negotiations, the franchise agreement for the activation project of the Tanzania Zambia Railway was officially signed. This is not only the repair of physical circuits, but also the sublimation of China Africa friendship in the new era. The future Tanzania Zambia Railway will transform from the "Friendship Road" of the past to a modern transportation artery that integrates "development, happiness, and green", continuing to write a new chapter of the China Africa community with a shared future on the African continent.

Infrastructure Leapfrogging: Serving Global Infrastructure Construction

Based on the spiritual highland of the Tanzania Zambia Railway, the footprint of China Civil Engineering has spread to more than 110 countries and regions around the world. As one of the earliest international engineering contractors to go abroad, China Civil Engineering has always adhered to high standards of "Chinese services" and provided interconnected Chinese solutions for the world. In the East African Plateau, the Addis Ababa Djibouti Railway, which is jointly constructed and operated by China Civil Engineering Corporation, has achieved the "Sinicization" output of the entire industry chain from financing, design, construction to operation management. Through the innovative model of "one railway driving one economic belt", it has not only opened up Ethiopia's sea route, but also planned more than ten national level industrial parks such as Dredawa and Adama in advance. It systematically integrates railway construction with industrial development, logistics system construction, and urban development along the line, aiming to create a clustered development pattern of "port+railway+dry port+industrial park", and created the "Addis Ababa Djibouti model" driven by a "package" plan to drive regional economic development, becoming a true economic lifeline of the local area.

In Nigeria, West Africa, China Civil Engineering adheres to the service concept of "growing together with Nigeria", and creatively proposes a scientific solution to build a diverse and effective transportation system by combining the positioning, development planning, and industrial layout of Abuja city. This includes constructing a three-dimensional and multi-dimensional connectivity system of "national railway+light rail+airport+bus", achieving land air integration, air ground integration, interconnectivity, and efficient and convenient transportation. Starting from the signing of the Nigeria Railway Modernization Project in 2006, and then the signing of the Abuja City Railway and the Abuja New Terminal Project in 2007 and 2012 respectively, a three-dimensional transportation system for the city gradually emerged. With the opening of the Akka Railway in 2016, the operation of the Abuja City Railway in July 2018, and the opening of the Abuja New Terminal in December 2018, it marked the perfect implementation of the Abuja "Urban Comprehensive Transportation System" that embodies the "China Civil Engineering Plan · China Intelligent Manufacturing". Not only has it changed the way residents in the Nigerian capital travel, but it also has extremely important significance in promoting local socio-economic development.

Deeply cultivating overseas for more than 40 years, from the completion and opening of the longest low tower cable-stayed bridge in Africa, the Magufuli Bridge in Tanzania, in June 2025, to the smooth start of the tram project in western Colombia; From the Brazilian El Salvador Itaparica Bridge across the Latin American Sea, to the first high-speed railway project overseas undertaken by Chinese enterprises - Türkiye's Anyi High speed Railway, China Civil Engineering has drawn a magnificent picture of infrastructure connectivity on the world map with landmark projects.

Upgrading Quality: Serving Green Development and Going Global with Standards

China Civil Engineering actively responds to the global green development initiative, integrating the concept of sustainable development into the entire life cycle of projects and serving local green development. The design concept of natural lighting and ventilation is adopted in the construction of the Lagos Light Rail Blue Line station in Nigeria, and green building standards are introduced to reduce the impact on the surrounding environment; During the construction of the Magufuli Bridge project, the project team adhered to the concept of "environmental protection first" and adopted an independently developed integrated flexible waterproofing technology. Inflatable rubber capsules were used to separate the water between the underwater pier and pile foundation, avoiding water pollution that may be caused by traditional underwater construction and achieving the green goal of "construction does not disturb the lake"; During the construction of the Chittagong Cox Bazar railway project in Bangladesh, in order to protect over 100 wild Asian elephants living along the railway and their migration corridors, reduce interference with wild elephants during railway construction, and minimize the mutual impact between wild elephants and trains during railway operation, the project team specifically planned and built a dedicated channel for wild elephants, and established a monitoring and early warning system to build a harmonious coexistence system of "railway ecology"; In Spain, the successful completion and operation of the Bellevue photovoltaic power plant project marks an important breakthrough in China's civil engineering's full industry chain capabilities in the high-end market of new energy.

At the same time, China Civil Engineering actively promotes the "going global" of Chinese technology and standards. By driving upstream and downstream enterprises such as design, construction, and equipment manufacturing to unite and go global, China Civil Engineering has made "Chinese standards" synonymous with high quality.

Responsibility: Serving the people's livelihood, 'teaching people how to fish'

Wherever the project is constructed, the improvement of people's livelihoods extends. "This is China Civil Engineering's unchanged service commitment. In Zambia, the Kafue River water supply project is not only a project, but also the source of life for 900000 residents. The daily supply of 50000 cubic meters of clean drinking water has completely ended the local history of frequent water outages for a week. At the critical moment when Vanuatu was hit by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake, China Civil Engineering quickly took action and invested in rescue and reconstruction, demonstrating its corporate social responsibility and commitment through practical actions. The African Center for Disease Control and Prevention, which will be completed in early 2023, serves as a flagship project of China's cooperation with Africa, demonstrating China's civil engineering capabilities and commitments as a major country in the face of urgent and difficult tasks.

In Nigeria, China Civil Engineering insists on "teaching people how to fish", and the construction of the Jiaotong University and the participation in the operation of the Luban Workshop are training thousands of technical talents for the local area. In July 2025, Nigeria's first female train driver, Bai Yang, won the "Friendship Ambassador Award" at the second Orchid Awards. Her inspiring story of growing from an ordinary student to a technical backbone is the most vivid footnote to China's localization talent cultivation strategy for civil engineering.

Standing at a new historical starting point, China Civil Engineering will continue to uphold the corporate spirit of "diligence, integrity, and resilience", and take the opportunity of obtaining the excellent service brand of China Railway Construction to continuously polish the golden signboard of "international contracting service provider". In the future, CSCEC will continue to be committed to a high level of opening up. With better services, greener projects and deeper friendship, on the journey of high-quality co construction of the "the Belt and Road", it will not only build a bridge to prosperity, but also pave the way to connect the hearts of the people.Editor/Bian Wenjun