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A Chinese Youth and His Charity Foundation in Tanzania
A Chinese Youth and His Charity Foundation in Tanzania The following article was written by Bo Sun. My name is Bo Sun, a Chinese student studying in Reno, Nevada and whose father works and lives in Tanzania. During the Christmas holiday of 2016, I visited Dar ...
From Smuggling to “Made in Zambia”: Transformation of the Chinese Timber Business
The following article was written by Hezhu Zhang, a fellow at China House Kenya “Policy is too unstable and is getting stricter, this business has no future”. Mr. Zhou, an experienced Chinese timber businessman said, thinking about what is next for his timber business. When it ...
Chinese Timber Business in Zambia: We Could Never Make Furniture Here
The following article was written by Hezhu Zhang, a fellow at China House Kenya Chinese timber business in Africa is continually faced with numerous criticisms. And the reprobation of exporting raw materials without developing processing industry locally is one of the most heated points. The ...
How A Zambia Town Was Transformed by Chinese Timber Business
The following article was written by Hezhu Zhang, a fellow at China House Kenya As Chinese timber business in Africa has long been reprobated because of its damage to the environment and rural livelihood, a close case study of the development of a timber-industry-driven town in ...
Smaller Than It Looks: The Reality of Chinese Timber Investment in Zambia
The following article was written by Hezhu Zhang, a fellow at China House Kenya The first impression of Chinese timber business in Zambia may not be described as a “small-scale industry” as numerous both Chinese and Zambian are involved. However, if observed more thoroughly, vitalness of ...
Rebutting the charge of neo-colonialism: China’s need for soft power in Namibia
The following article was written by Jie Zhu, a youth fellow at China House Kenya in Nairobi “Some Chinese customers treat me like a dog even though I send them deliveries every day”, said Luisa, a waitress working in a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, Windhoek, Namibia. She had been jobless ...
Can China Help Lift African Women Out of Poverty?
The following article was written by Chang Yang and Menghan An, youth fellows at China House Kenya in Nairobi “Currently we have no connection with Chinese companies or donors here. But we are keeping looking for one,” said Violet, a social worker at Euphrasia Women Centre in Kenya devoted to ...
Can Chinese Technology be a Game-changer in African Wildlife Conservation?
The following article was written by Sun Haolun of China House Kenya in Nairobi “It’s not easy for a Chinese guy to work in wildlife conservation in Africa. In the eyes of Chinese people, working in the wild of Africa is quite dangerous and crazy. And in the ...
How Chinese Companies Deal with Labor Strikes and Unions in Kenya
The following article was written by Tang Yuchen, a youth fellow at China House Kenya in Nairobi “There were hundreds of thousands of people, like a black storm sweeping across the field. Tires were burned, stones were thrown everywhere as if it was a war movie”, Mr. Lu painfully ...
African Female Workers in Chinese Companies in Kenya: Myths and Challenges
The following article was written by Chen Jin, a youth fellow at China House Kenya “Honestly, we don't want any female workers here.” Ms. Zhou, manager of an upscale Chinese restaurant in Nairobi, put it without hesitation. Indeed, local women are under-represented in Chinese companies operating ...