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Business Over Politics For Africa's Chinese

Categories: East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, China, Kenya, Economics & Business, Politics

Nan Chen, a Chinese American working in Nairobi, interviewed [1] some Chinese expats and local Kenyans about China's business culture in Africa (via Tea Leaf Nation):

For Chinese expats, business comes first and politics second. The upcoming Kenyan elections matter only to the extent that they impact business. While among my western colleagues, these elections represent a momentous political situation with human rights implications, the Chinese (though not unconcerned with potential elections violence) find the politics disruptive of business.