China Makes Big 3D Printing Donation to Mauritius

3D printing is much more prevalent in large cities across the world because people living there have access to printers, unlike residents of more remote areas like Nicaragua, Uganda, and Nepal...and what could be more remote than an island nation, like Australia or Mauritius? The Republic of Mauritius, located some 855 km east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean and boasting a population of just 1.26 million (by 2015 estimates), joined 3D Hubs back in 2015, so there is some 3D printing going on there. But now there's about to be a lot more: the People's Republic of China just made a large 3D printer donation to Mauritius. The donation was made in order to consolidate the existing friendship between the two countries, after the University of Mauritius opened a Confucius Institute on its campus in December 2016. Read more at 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/167162/china-donates-3d-printers/

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