Beijing Escorts: China Safari
Almost no rock is left unturned in Serge Michel and Michel Beuret’s exposé of China’s increasing presence in African countries. The motive behind the heavyweight nation’s burgeoning infrastructural achievements across the poverty-stricken country is explored by the two writers-slash-journalists in a wild, cross-continental ride from Beijing to Brazzaville, from Algiers to Khartoum. A China Safari, indeed!
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In the sunny safari, Chinese workers toil 24/7. They nonchalantly dig around landmines, acquiescent in the fact that their deaths will result in hefty compensations for their families, who they see once every two years. They are forbidden to touch African women — such conduct will result in immediate firings and deportation — and there are apparently not enough Chinese prostitutes to go around. Kidnappings and deaths by bands of rebels are everyday realities. Acrimonious sentiments abound as the Chinese are labeled inhumane in their treatment of local workers and domestic dogs while Africans are seen as “lazy.”
See the full article from “China Post”