A working government document seen by The Citizen indicates that China was also looking to leverage its role in the railway line to push for the establishment of the Bagamoyo Port. It describes the proposed privitisation plan as a turnaround strategy for the landmark 1,860km single-track railway line that was built in the early 1970s by China as a cold-war era gift to Tanzania and Zambia.
Makamu wa Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Mhe. Samia Suluhu Hassan akipokea hundi ya shilingi milioni 70 kutoka kwa Balozi wa China nchini Mhe. Dk. Lu Youqing iliyotolewa na Taasisi pamoja na Jumuiya ya Wachina wanaoishi Tanzania kuchangia shule ya msingi ya Chato iliyopo mkoani Geita wakati wa maadhimisho ya sherehe za mwaka mpya wa kichina zilizofanyika kwenye viwanja vya Mnazi Mmoja jijini Dar es Salaam.