Unlike the sound domestic light and heavy industrial system, in addition to South Africa, most of the sub-Saharan African countries have long been poor and weak, relying on mining and agriculture to support economic development, infrastructure is basically relying on international assistance, but all the manufactured goods need to be imported, which attracts a lot of Chinese investors want to go to Africa to find gold.
In Zambia, for example, the earliest Chinese to come to do business are mostly Henan people, as if because of the aid of Zambia's medical team are Henan. These people went back to Zambia to do business, or introduced the situation to relatives and friends, attracting more Henan people to go to business.
At present, Chinese people are involved in almost all local industries, from mining (China Nonferrous Metals), network construction (Huawei), to small water plants, restaurants, supermarkets and bars, walking in the street from time to time, you can meet a Chinese.
Construction industry: Many employees of Chinese companies that have been engaged in infrastructure construction in Africa will leave their original units or start their own construction companies to contract various public and private projects. Or work for other Chinese, managers and technicians with local work experience are in high demand.
Building materials: The hardware and building materials industry is currently in Indian hands, but with cheap "Made in China" products, the Chinese are gradually gaining a foothold. There are a lot of Chinese factories making cement bricks, and the market doesn't seem to be saturated, mainly because of the huge consumption.
Water plant: many African countries have a lot of precipitation, but the time and geographical distribution is uneven, such as the climate in many areas of the dry season rainy season, that is, half a year without rain, rain in the second half of the year. In addition, surface water is not suitable for direct drinking, the local people used to drink raw water, easy to get dysentery. The investment of opening a water plant includes a small plant and supporting water purification equipment, of course, the most important thing is to drill a few deep wells. The vat of water is used to supply Chinese and foreign customers around the city, and bottled water is sent to supermarkets and businesses. According to my understanding, there is a water plant only two Chinese hired a few locals in the operation, and these two people actually do not speak English, only to say some yes, no and other simple words, with a hard-working and hard-working energy hard to stand in the local.
Clinic: Many members of the Aid for Africa medical team quit their jobs and went to Africa to start their own private clinics. In Africa, where there is a shortage of medicine, the profession of doctor is very respected, and most Chinese doctors are professional and experienced, so they are y trusted by Chinese and local patients. Because of the AIDS pandemic, most Chinese are afraid to go to local hospitals for injections and surgery, preferring to drive dozens of kilometers to cities with Chinese clinics and hospitals.
Mining and its ancillary industries: Different minerals have different technical secrets, which the author has no way of knowing. But both mining and smelting are likely to use oxygen and crushers. So gave birth to a number of supporting Chinese enterprises: oxygen factory, steel ball factory and the production of crusher jaw plate workshop. The assaying of minerals requires the use of large quantities of chemicals, which can be expensive at home but are more than twice as expensive to transport to Africa.
Restaurant supermarkets: Chinese people far away from home are nostalgic for the taste of their hometown, and whenever they are homesick or in need of a feast they will go to a Chinese restaurant to have a meal. As for the price, it is usually more than double of the domestic. Visitors usually run guesthouses with a few single rooms in the backyard for Chinese guests to stay.
Chinese supermarkets: sell all kinds of Chinese goods shipped through the container, from food to use, all covered. Prices are naturally very high, with a bottle of ice-sugar pear costing 10 dollars.
Timber: It seems not so good at the moment, because of illegal logging, Zambian sandalwood and other precious timber quantity is reduced, the Congo and Zambia government are cracking down, but the domestic consumption desire is still driving countless adventurous people to go after.
Auto Repair and Parts: When a car breaks down, finding a Chinese person who speaks the same language and culture to repair it is the ideal choice for people with limited foreign language skills. Therefore, Chinese garages in Africa are doing very good business, especially if they are located on major transportation routes, with gas stations and mini-markets.
Transportation: As Chinese mining and construction companies gained a foothold, they were served by a group of pioneers who purchased brand new heavy trucks from China and sent them to Africa by sea. These transport operators will install positioning systems on the trucks and hire local drivers to drive for them, while they and their cronies only need to drive around to find jobs, and if they need to pay for the freight on the spot, they need their bosses or relatives to escort the trucks themselves. If it is a big job, you need to worry about not coming up with the payment, especially for the work done by the Chinese hometown.
Machinery leasing and spare parts industry: The more powerful bosses will transport domestic heavy machinery such as cranes and excavators to Africa, and rent them by the hour to customers who need to use the cranes on a temporary basis, no matter how far away they are, and start counting the money from the moment of departure.
Freight forwarders: responsible for customs clearance at the destination, help Chinese people transport machinery and equipment and daily necessities into Africa, mainly doing business with the Chinese.
? The above industries are considered to be more popular mainstream industries, there are some niche industries will not be listed. No matter what industry you need to do a good job of security, in the eyes of criminals, come to do business with the Chinese are fat meat, the resident must be installed in the courtyard wall of the grid, if the conditions allow from the local security company to hire armed security guards patrolling the night, after all, the money is out of the world, their own lives are the most important.