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Is China's Presence in Congo-Brazzaville a Threat or Help to the Local Indigenous People?
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gāng guǒ pén dì刚果盆地shìfēi zhōu非洲zuìdeyǔ lín雨林zhè lǐ这里zhùzhehěnduōyuán zhù mín原住民

The Congo Basin is the largest rainforest in Africa, home to many indigenous people.

tā men他们kàosēn lín森林shēng huó生活cǎi jí采集fēng mì蜂蜜dǎ liè打猎cǎi jí采集zhí wù植物

They live off the forest, collecting honey, hunting, and gathering plants.

zuì jìn最近yī xiē一些zhōng guó中国gōng sī公司lái dào来到gāng guǒ bù刚果布kǎn fá砍伐sēn lín森林kāi kuàng开矿fā zhǎn发展nóng yè农业

Recently, some Chinese companies have come to Congo-Brazzaville to cut down forests, mine, and develop agriculture.

zhèràngyuán zhù mín原住民deshēng huó生活biàn dé变得hěnkùn nán困难yīn wèi因为sēn lín森林biànxiǎoletā men他们dechuán tǒng传统shēng huó fāng shì生活方式shòu dào受到yǐng xiǎng影响

This has made life difficult for the indigenous people because the forest has shrunk and their traditional way of life has been affected.

yǒu xiē有些yuán zhù mín原住民bèigǎnchūlejiā yuán家园zhǐ néng只能chéng shì城市huòcūn zhuāng村庄shēng huó生活

Some indigenous people have been forced out of their homes and can only live in cities or villages.

zhōng guó中国gōng sī公司yǒu shí有时huìgěiyuán zhù mín原住民tí gōng提供gōng zuò工作dàntā men他们deshēng huó生活hái shì还是hěnróng yì容易

Chinese companies sometimes provide jobs to the indigenous people, but their lives are still very hard.

yǒu xiē有些réndān xīn担心zhōng guó中国gōng sī公司cǎi jí采集fēng mì蜂蜜mù cái木材defāng fǎ方法huìràngsēn lín森林dezī yuán资源biànshǎoyuán zhù mín原住民dechuán tǒng传统zhī shí知识kě néng可能màn màn慢慢xiāo shī消失

Some worry that the methods Chinese companies use to collect honey and timber will reduce the forest's resources, and the indigenous people's traditional knowledge may slowly disappear.

suī rán虽然zhōng guó中国gāng guǒ bù刚果布dehé zuò合作dài lái带来lejīng jì经济fā zhǎn发展dànyǒu xiē有些yuán zhù mín原住民jué de觉得zì jǐ自己dequán lì权利méi yǒu没有bèibǎo hù保护

Although cooperation between China and Congo-Brazzaville has brought economic development, some indigenous people feel their rights are not protected.

hěn duō很多yuán zhù mín原住民xī wàng希望néngbǎo hù保护hǎosēn lín森林ràngtā men他们jì xù继续yòngzì jǐ自己defāng shì方式shēng huó生活

Many indigenous people hope to protect the forest so they can continue living in their own way.

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