The Hardscrabble Business of Chinese Manufacturing in Africa

Published: Nov. 7, 2017, 8:35 p.m.

b'Irene Yuan Sun, a consultant at McKinsey, explains why so many Chinese entrepreneurs are setting up factories in Africa. She describes what it\\u2019s like inside these factories, who works there, what they\\u2019re making\\u2014and how this emerging manufacturing sector is industrializing countries including Lesotho and Nigeria. Sun\\u2019s new book is \\u201cThe Next Factory of the World: How Chinese Investment Is Reshaping Africa.\\u201d'