Feature: Emerging Chinese-built harbor links past, present and future in Tanzania


  • World
  • Tuesday, 10 Jun 2025

by Xinhua writer Hua Hongli

DAR ES SALAAM, June 9 (Xinhua) -- A gentle sea breeze stirs the trees on a quiet island off the southeastern coast of Tanzania. Here lie the ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani, once a bustling port on the Indian Ocean trade route, where ships loaded with gold, spices, and porcelain gathered in significant numbers.

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