Category: China

Africa, Business and economics, China

Market Research Report on African Handicrafts in the Chinese Market

Executive summary China and Africa have a long history of economic cooperation. However, there still exists controversy that China’s strong productivity hampers African exports from its huge and promising market, and the trade imbalance between the two sides is deteriorating. Generally speaking, African manufacturing is not able to compete with its counterpart in China. However, the niche market of African handicrafts may enjoy some peculiarities. … Continue reading Market Research Report on African Handicrafts in the Chinese Market

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Africa, Business and economics, China, Chinese, Politics

研究报告：埃塞俄比亚中国企业应对国际媒体、建立企业形象的对策研究

中埃经济合作始于1971年，到2017年双边贸易额达到30.2亿美元。中国是埃塞第一大贸易伙伴、第一大投资来源国和第一大工程承包方。 埃塞俄比亚投资委员会公布的数据显示，从2012年1月至2017年1月，有279家中国企业在埃塞开展业务活动。这279家中企在埃塞登记的注册资金达5.72亿美元，为埃塞创造了约两万个长期工作岗位和8000多个临时性工作岗位。 Continue reading 研究报告：埃塞俄比亚中国企业应对国际媒体、建立企业形象的对策研究

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Africa, Business and economics, China, Gender, Labor

Can Making Artwork Empower Women in Kenya? A Dispatch from Three Organizations

“No one is too poor to give away something, and I want to help poor women,” said an educator who has been working on empowering women by teaching them how to make handicraft for eight years in Kenya. Low educational attainment and social status keep many women at the bottom cadres of the labor force and marginal roles of the economy in many African countries. … Continue reading Can Making Artwork Empower Women in Kenya? A Dispatch from Three Organizations

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Africa, China, Labor, Society and culture

Behind the SGR Racism Scandal: The Challenge of Communication Between Chinese and Kenyans

In the last several decades, Chinese investment, trade, and aid in Kenya have considerably increased. Under China’s “One Belt, One Road” initiative, the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has been regarded as one of the most remarkable achievements of cooperation between China and Kenya, creating approximately 25,000 job positions for Kenyan locals. Nevertheless, conflicts have emerged out of this cooperation. On July 8, 2018, The Standard, … Continue reading Behind the SGR Racism Scandal: The Challenge of Communication Between Chinese and Kenyans

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Africa, Business and economics, China, Labor, Technology

Africa-based Chinese Tech Companies vs Chinese Construction Companies: A Dispatch on Labor Relations

Under the impact of the reform and opening-up policy in China during the 1980s, more and more Chinese companies started to seek business opportunities in various African countries. According to the data provided by China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the bilateral trade in 1999 between China and African Countries was 7 times more than that in 1979. However, the major players in the mid-1990’s were … Continue reading Africa-based Chinese Tech Companies vs Chinese Construction Companies: A Dispatch on Labor Relations

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