China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Ltd. (CCECC) was established in 1979 and is a large-scale state-owned enterprise that performs international contracting and economic cooperation. It has expanded its business scope from railway construction to civil engineering design, consultancy, real estate development, trading, industrial investment and hotel management. CCECC has experience in executing China's largest foreign-aid project, TAZARA and has expanded its business from the Foreign Aid Department.