"The AU's Chinese-built base is not only a source of controversy but also a symbol of the challenge facing African enterprise ... Some, however, harbour mixed feelings towards the complex, which is scheduled to be opened by President Hu Jintao on Saturday, the eve of the AU summit. Why was it, they ask, that the 20-storey main office building and conference centre, which can seat more than 2,500 people, was built by a Chinese company with Chinese labour, rather than by Africans?" (Quoted from article)