ZAMBIA-CHINA Friendship Association (ZCFA) says Zambia should take a two-track approach to resolve its debt to China, one, through the Common Framework, and another, by engaging the Chinese government on a bilateral level. In an interview, Monday, ZCFA president Fredrick Mutesa said the bilateral approach between the Chinese and the Zambian government would help address ‘difficulties’ that may not be amenable under the common framework. “First and foremost, we as Zambia-China Friendship Association are neither the spokesperson of the Zambian government nor of the Chinese government. Our role is basically to promote friendship between our two countries so what we say may not have bearing on the ongoing negotiations other than to say that the loan that Zambia got from...