The Chinese are taking over in nearly every sphere of life in most African countries. If your country has huge natural resources, they will be there, if your country has an appetite for giant "white elephant" projects they will be there. They make no secret about their insatiable hunger to become the biggest...
Dickson Jere, a lawyer and former presidential spokesman, said the constitution was clear on the matter. He enunciated:
"When we see a uniform of the police, it signifies our identity. It signifies our sovereignty. How would we be feeling to see a police officer and be saluting a Chinese national in our own country?"
The appointment of the Chinese reservists had left many other people scratching their heads, particularly as the government had previously removed other nationals from the security services. Suspicions over the recent recruitment were bolstered by distrust towards the Chinese community in Zambia, which was estimated to number about 20,000 in 2015, according to the privately owned Lusaka Times.
But the part-time officers are not thought to be have been going to perform any special role liaising with Zambia's Chinese community. Police spokeswoman Esther Mwata Katongo had said they would just assist regular officers. The Lusaka Times reports her as saying:
"We had Indians who were police reserves and people were OK with it. Why should the Chinese be discriminated on race?"
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