FILE: Dodoma, Tanzania - October 2018 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Aerial shots of cityscape

Haikou City, Hainan Province, south China - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdallah Said Mtinika, mayor, Temeke, Tanzania (partially overlaid with shots 3-7):
"We enjoy bilateral ties between China and Tanzania. As you know, China is the hope for African business. Trade between the countries is rising up. As you can see the business from Tanzania to China has risen up to 15 percent from eight percent. Therefore, during these six years, there is a good rise of business margin to China, goods from Tanzania to China. Through that bilateral [trade] we see a lot of opportunities. There are Chinese companies in Tanzania constructing so many projects, as the central government is finishing the construction of standard-gauge railways, which will be helpful for the business of Tanzania and East African general. This project also, there are Chinese companies here doing with various things. So, there is a lot of benefits for both countries. And we hope this bilateral [cooperation] to continue stronger than this." 

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FILE: Tanzania - 2022 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of containers, vessels at port

FILE: Tanzania - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Various of cityscape

FILE: Dodoma, Tanzania - October 2018 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
5. Standard gauge railway track under construction

FILE: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of scenery seen from train
7. Aerial shot of train running
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FILE: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Feb 24, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Traffic on interchange
9. Aerial shots of traffic on interchange

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tanzania is full of expectations for the future of bilateral relations and is ready to deepen cooperation with China in various fields, said the mayor of the Tanzanian port city of Temeke, Abdallah Said Mtinika, during his visit to China in April.
 
In an interview, he said Tanzanians enjoy bilateral relations with China, and appreciate China's openness with African nations.
 
"We enjoy bilateral ties between China and Tanzania. As you know, China is the hope for African business. Trade between the countries is rising up. As you can see the business from Tanzania to China has risen up to 15 percent from eight percent. Therefore, during these six years, there is a good rise of business margin to China, goods from Tanzania to China. Through that bilateral [trade] we see a lot of opportunities. There are Chinese companies in Tanzania constructing so many projects, as the central government is finishing the construction of Standard-gauge railways, which will be helpful for the business of Tanzania and East African general. This project also, there are Chinese companies here doing with various things. So, there is a lot of benefits for both countries. And we hope this bilateral [cooperation] to continue stronger than this," Mtinika explained.

In 2023, China remained Tanzania's largest trading partner and biggest investor. From January to November, bilateral trade between the two countries reached 7.96 billion US dollars, representing a 6.8 percent year-on-year increase. 

China exempted 98 percent of Tanzania's exported goods to China from tariffs, allowing its premium agricultural products like avocados and wild-caught seafood to enter the Chinese market. China is expected to retain its status as Tanzania's top trading partner for the eighth consecutive year.