African people has a long history of trading with Chinese people,starting from barter for exchange of goods like silk,porcelain,gold and ivory in principle of mutual respect and mutual beneficial,which are actually the core concepts of Belt and Road Initiative.Moreover,Mozambique and China share a time-honored history of people-to-people exchanges.In as early as around 1858,about 30 Chinese arrived at northern Mozambique.They stayed there and their predecessors are still living there.