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Americas, Business and economics, China, Environment, Politics

Behind the debts, mines, and oil: the image and life of the Chinese business community in Ecuador

“For these women, the important things are the nature, the water, and the well-being of their communities. And what is happening with these Chinese companies is that they are imposing a project that supports contamination and different ways of the abuse of power,” described Esperanza Martínez, an environmental activist in Acción Ecológica, an Ecuadorian non-governmental organization. When Martínez explained her concerns on the Plaza Grande–the … Continue reading Behind the debts, mines, and oil: the image and life of the Chinese business community in Ecuador

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Americas, Business and economics, China, Chinese, Environment

中国企业在亚马逊雨林：在隔阂中前行

“要求总统听证会！中国企业离开亚马逊雨林！”2018年3月14日，厄瓜多尔首都基多市的著名旅游景点独立广场（Plaza De La Independencia），约100名来自亚马逊雨林深处的土著女性代表在烈日下举行抗议，控诉着当地政府批准的石油和铜矿项目破坏了她们赖以生存的家园。她们身着民族服饰、怀抱着婴儿，要乘坐两天的独木舟，步行两天穿过雨林，再转乘公交车才能到达厄瓜多尔首都基多。据悉，这样的抗议活动已经持续了3天。 Continue reading 中国企业在亚马逊雨林：在隔阂中前行

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Africa, Business and economics, Gender

Handicraft industry helps Kenyan women access better living standards and more equal status

At the age of 14, Bella followed her parents’ instruction and married a man she had never met. Unfortunately, her husband divorced her shortly after she gave birth to their fourth child. Being abandoned by her husband at a very young age, she now has to raise all four of her children just by herself. Even though the social status and situation of women has … Continue reading Handicraft industry helps Kenyan women access better living standards and more equal status

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Africa, Business and economics, China, Society and culture

A Glance of Chinese Buildings in Nairobi

Note: these photos were shot by a Chinese high school student at the beginning of 2017, in Nairobi, Kenya. The Two River Plaza is the biggest mall in East Africa and it is a joint project by a Chinese state-owned enterprise called Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC）and a local company called Athena, which is the East Africa’s leading real estate development company with a special focus on large … Continue reading A Glance of Chinese Buildings in Nairobi

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Asia, China, Environment

Could Chinese Also Help the Crying Orangutans in Indonesia —- A reflection of Chinese Volunteers

Why are white people doing this job? Why do westerns always do advocates?’, says Reza, leader of APE Defender of COP, with his eyes glittering, ‘Why do we Indonesians, we yellow race, rarely take part in protecting Orangutans, Sapiens of our forests?’ His words indeed impressed me and made me ponder. Decades ago, Kalimantan Island had a forest coverage rate of eighty percent. However, in … Continue reading Could Chinese Also Help the Crying Orangutans in Indonesia —- A reflection of Chinese Volunteers

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