"We are closely following what will happen there. But before everything gets back under control, we will not send any people there," said Zhang Hui, spokesperson of ZTE Corp.
"We are not much worried about the business in Africa, as we have projects in many African nations and could shift the human resources and efforts elsewhere," said Jin Chengsan, chairman of the trade union of China Gezhouba Group International Engineering Co.
No official figures have been released yet, but experts predict the losses Chinese companies incur from the Libyan unrest will be big. Some executives at ZTE Corp said the company will probably lose 100 million yuan in the Libyan turmoil.
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"I am afraid that China is unlikely to make any new investments there soon," the official added.
"Although the investment in Libya gets delayed, China's investment in Africa will not be affected," said Wu Fang, senior researcher of China-Africa Research Center of International Trade and Economic Cooperation.
Early on Sunday,
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However, many experts said China's determination to invest in Africa will not change.
BEIJING - The Libyan turmoil will not hurt China's investment and business in Africa as a whole,
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The unnamed MOFCOM official urged Chinese companies that want to expand business in Africa to raise their awareness of guarding against risks, especially political risks.
Exchanges 'will be seriously affected' until normalcy returns
ZTE Corp is the largest telecommunication equipment provider in Libya, and has made investments worth 3 billion yuan ($457 million) since 1999,
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"The company will continue to cooperate with our partners in the future,
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"Before the situation becomes clear, the exchanges between China and Libya in terms of trade, construction contracts and investment will be seriously affected," an official in charge of West Asian and North African affairs of MOFCOM said on condition of anonymity.
"They should establish an early-warning mechanism to minimize risks,
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Chinese investment in Libya is mainly in the energy and construction sectors. Some Chinese project contractors, including China Gezhouba Corp as well as China Railway Construction and Metallurgical Co, have projects in Libya.
China will not make new investments in Libya in the short term until the Libyan situation stabilizes, an official with the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday.
In the past month, the second-largest telecommunication equipment maker in China has evacuated 88 staff members, and only 20 local employees remain on duty for daily operations.
But since the political unrest broke out in February, most Chinese companies in Libya have either withdrawn or stopped operations and a large number of people have been evacuated.
China Export & Credit Insurance Corp has launched an urgency settlement mechanism after the unrest swept through much of the Arab world, raising the risks in some nations and sending warning messages to Chinese exporters.
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