Contents: The next fuse in the South China Sea +++ Chinese investment in Latin America +++ Ups and Downs: Trade and investment +++ The Long March of the Chinese tomatoes +++ EACOP: In the postcolonial trap? +++ Review: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation +++ Blogroll: Dialogue Earth +++ Quote: Taiwan should pay
Tag Archives: East Africa
Chinese Overseas
One of the prevalent complaints about the Belt&Road Initiative is that Chinese labour would provide the bulk of the workforce in many projects. This applies mainly to large construction projects, rather than to factories such as those in Ethiopia’s Special Economic Zones. But these claims, which have also translated into tangible protests as in Laos, Vietnam and Turkmenistan, are major scratches on the image of Silk Road projects and their promises of prosperity.