WIETC
| Company type | China |
|---|---|
| Website | Official website (in English) |
| WIETC | |
|---|---|
Hanyu Pinyin | Wēihǎi Guójì Jīngjì Jìshù Hézuò Gǔfènyǒuxiàngōngsī |
Weihai International Economic & Technical Cooperative Co., Ltd. (abbreviated as WIETC) is a Chinese construction contractor that specializes in overseas construction and engineering projects. Based on international project revenue of $228.8 million in 2012, the company was listed among the 250 largest international contractors by the Engineering News-Record.[1]
The company has a major presence in building key infrastructure in
In China Safari, a book published in 2008 about China-Africa relations, the company features prominently in a chapter about Congo-Brazzaville.[2] The author documents a symbiotic relationship between the Congolese minister of construction and housing, Claude Alphonse N'Silou, who needed to get public goods delivered fast to win his parliamentary seat, with WIETC which was able to build infrastructure at a speed that impressed the minister.[2] In the book the minister heaps praise on the company in the following quote: "They come from so far away, yet look how quickly they adapt. They live modestly, as we do, and we all get along very well with one another."[2]
References
- ^ "The Top 250 International Contractors". Engineering News-Record. 2013.
- ^ ISBN 9781568584263.
- ^ a b "Second module at Brazzaville Maya-Maya International set to become operational". Africa Aviation Tribune. August 27, 2013.
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