'Statue of Unity' to have China connection
Beijing: The ambitious project of building the world's tallest statue in Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's honour in Gujarat will have a China connection with a Chinese firm roped in to send some workers and materials for the sculpture. Refuting reports that thousands of Chinese workers would go to Gujarat to take part in the project, informed sources said the Chinese firm Jiangxi Tong Qing Metal Crafts Sales Limited which is part of the Jiangxi Toquine Metal Handicrafts Company Limited do not have a huge work force to be sent abroad for such a venture. The company which is based in Nanchang city in China's Jiangxi province, however, refused to comment on reports that it is contracted to send thousands of workers to Gujarat to build the 'Statue of Unity'. Few Chinese workers along with materials were expected to take part in the project on a limited scale as the Chinese company has an experience in building big statues including one of the world's tallest 88-metre Buddha statue at Wuxi in China, the sources said.
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