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”.
Mr. Sun gave the example of the small southern African nation of Lesotho, where dozens of local clothing factories supply jeans brands for Levi’s, Kohl’s, and Walmart stores. The workers may be from Lesotho, but the owners are Chinese….