“Chinese people are too hurried!” laughed a Thai taxi driver in the popular Chinese movie Lost on Journey. The Chinese protagonist had rushed him, an in the process forgotten his own wallet and passport. The scene is etched in my… Continue Reading
At a Guangzhou market for human hair, grant-recipient Sam Piranty discovers differences between African and Chinese approaches to negotiation. Never have I been confronted by so much hair. Walking into the International Beauty Market in downtown Guangzhou, one is immediately… Continue Reading
Biltong, a cured meat with South African origins, has been on the tongues of Chinese over the past week. Bo Xilai, the charismatic former Mayor of Chongqing, was on trial for corruption, and during the proceedings, which ended today, testimony… Continue Reading
By Bob Wekesa In her award winning book, The Dragon’s Gift, Johns Hopkins university professor and leading China-Africa expert Deborah Brautigam narrates seeing “a battered truck with the slogan ‘Peking Big Man’ brightly painted above the windshield” in Sierra Leone.… Continue Reading