"Aside from these two cities, there is no shortage of other cities in East Africa with related industries, especially those coastal towns that already possess relatively strong economic strength, a solid industrial base, and ample power supply; all of them are our potential competitors."
"Therefore, at this current stage, that is, in 1925, the final year of the Fifth-Five Plan, the only way for our city to ensure that we won't be blindsided by Soyo or Maputo is for our total aluminum output to break through the fifty-thousand-ton mark."
Compared with steel, copper and other metals, whose output easily reaches tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands and millions of tons, at present, anywhere in the world, an aluminum plant that can exceed several hundred tons of output is already considered relatively large, and once it exceeds ten thousand tons, it can be called a world-class top-tier plant.
