Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2021 shows the interior of the new Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport in Ndola, Copperbelt Province of Zambia. Zambia on Thursday commissioned a new international airport financed by China, with President Edgar Lungu expressing gratitude to the Chinese side for financing the construction of the airport.Photo:Xinhua

Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2021 shows the exterior of the new Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport in Ndola, Copperbelt Province of Zambia. Zambia on Thursday commissioned a new international airport financed by China, with President Edgar Lungu expressing gratitude to the Chinese side for financing the construction of the airport.Photo:Xinhua

Zambia's President Edgar Lungu (front, L2) releases balloons as he commissions new Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport in Ndola, Copperbelt Province of Zambia, Aug. 5, 2021. Zambia on Thursday commissioned a new international airport financed by China, with President Edgar Lungu expressing gratitude to the Chinese side for financing the construction of the airport.Photo:Xinhua

Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2021 shows the interior of the new Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport in Ndola, Copperbelt Province of Zambia. Zambia on Thursday commissioned a new international airport financed by China, with President Edgar Lungu expressing gratitude to the Chinese side for financing the construction of the airport.Photo:Xinhua