In a thoroughly researched piece, Brautigam, Tang, and Xia offer a preliminary analysis of the nature of Chinese manufacturing investments in Africa, focusing predominantly on four countries -- Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanzania. Drawing on fieldwork conducted between 2014 and 2016, they...

Since the 1990s, China has emerged as the center of the global waste trade and recycling industry, importing and reprocessing millions of tons of waste materials every year. In recent years, due to rising costs for labor and environmental compliance in China, Chinese investors have been...

Kenya focus – In a three-part series comprising two working papers and a briefing paper, Ying Xia dives deep into the investments driving the manufacturing sector as well as agricultural investments in Kenya and Tanzania. While the briefing paper offers a honed-in look at the key takeaways,...

Tanzania focus – In a three-part series comprising two working papers and a briefing paper, Ying Xia dives deep into the investments driving the manufacturing sector as well as agricultural investments in Kenya and Tanzania. While the briefing paper offers a honed-in look at the key takeaways,...

Researchers Shuwen Zheng and Ying Xia use Kenya as an active case study to explore the development and impact of Chinese private security companies (PSCs). As a whole, the private security sector is in a boom period – but how are Chinese actors faring in this growth? Join Zheng and Xia as they...