Shanghaiist - July 2, 2014
For Africans living in the Middle Kingdom, the Chinese Dream is turning into a nightmare as they face increasing legal and economic discrimination.
Equality is a concept that apparently doesn't apply to Africans living in China. While Chinese companies are helping Africa develop and 1 million Chinese migrants enjoy great
economic opportunities in countries like Nigeria and Kenya, Africans
that have emigrated to China tell a totally different story. Al Jazeera
reports:
There are an estimated 200,000 Africans in the
megacity of Guangzhou, which has the largest concentration of African
migrants in Asia. Unlike Chinese contractors in Africa, these migrants
often go to China without the backing of a corporation or their home
country. Legally, they are not able to buy land, open a shop, seek
employment or start a factory in China. In order to engage in any
commercial activity, many African migrants marry a Chinese wife and
register their business in her name, while those with the financial
capacity can open a representative office of a Hong Kong-registered
firm.
Because of these constraints, many African migrants engage
in export trading: They buy Chinese goods such as mobile phones,
garments and construction materials in large quantities from Chinese
wholesalers and ship them to their home countries [...].
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