Chinese Immigrants, their Activities, and Local People’s Perception in Tanzania

What is it about?

The paper examines this new trend of Chinese migration as it manifests in the Tanzanian context. It looks at the motivation for their migration, their networks, activities, and the local people‘s perceptions of their engagements. Using information gathered from surveys, and written and oral sources, the paper establishes that since the 1990s, Chinese migrants have increasingly turned from investors to engage in almost every small business they come across

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Why is it important?

Little is known regarding the new individual Chinese quest for achievement, necessitating new waves of migration to Africa. This paper examines this new trend as it manifests in the Tanzanian context. It looks at the motivation for Chinese migration to Tanzania, their networks, activities, and the local people‘s perceptions of those engagements