▁a ▁Chinese ▁manufact uring ▁company , ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 0 . ▁The ▁tr uck s ▁consist ▁of ▁ 6 8 ▁North ▁Ben z ▁tra ctor ▁tr uck s , ▁ 1 6 ▁North ▁Ben z ▁delivery ▁tr uck s , ▁eight ▁tri ax le ▁ti pper ▁tra ilers ▁and ▁five ▁fuel ▁tank ers , ▁each ▁type ▁of ▁varying ▁carrying ▁capacity . ▁This ▁ship ment ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁tr uck s ▁currently ▁used ▁by ▁R MS . ▁R MS ▁previously ▁purchased ▁tr uck s ▁from ▁Cam co ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Act ing ▁President ▁Joseph ▁M s ika ▁pra ised ▁the ▁Chinese ▁government ▁for ▁its ▁continued ▁support ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁economic ▁san ctions ▁im posed ▁by ▁Western ▁nations . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁China ▁account ed ▁for ▁the ▁largest ▁share ▁of ▁foreign ▁direct ▁invest ment ▁into ▁Z imb ab we ▁by ▁far ▁( 7 4 %). ▁ ▁Chinese ▁development ▁fin ance ▁to ▁Z imb ab we ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁there ▁are ▁approximately ▁ 1 2 8 ▁Chinese ▁official ▁development ▁fin ance ▁projects ▁identified ▁in ▁Z imb ab we ▁through ▁various ▁media ▁reports . ▁These ▁projects ▁range ▁from ▁a ▁loan ▁of ▁US $ 6 7 0 ▁million ▁to ▁expand ▁a ▁hydro elect ric ▁dam ▁on ▁Lake ▁Kar iba , ▁to ▁a ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁million ▁US D ▁deal ▁to ▁fin ance ▁Z imb ab we ' s ▁local ▁cot ton ▁production ,