Higher Wages Attract Young Chinese to Africa

Higher Wages Attract Young Chinese to Africa
This photo taken on Oct. 4, 2016, shows Ethiopian and Chinese workers inside the Huajian shoe factory on the outskirts of Addis Ababa. Zacharias Abubeker/AFP via Getty Images
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China’s economic downturn has prompted many young Chinese to go to Africa to make a living. After overcoming fears of poverty and cultural differences, many found they could prosper.

“Many stuff Americans buy in stores are made by Chinese companies, but they’re not made in China but in Africa," said Sun Yuan, author of the 2017 book “The Next Factory of the World”.
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