{"id":175318,"date":"2024-06-26T13:32:26","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T11:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/southern-africa\/botswana\/botswana-china-and-botswana-fong-kong-products-have-helped-drive-local-manufacturing-study\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T13:32:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T11:32:26","slug":"botswana-china-and-botswana-fong-kong-products-have-helped-drive-local-manufacturing-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/southern-africa\/botswana\/botswana-china-and-botswana-fong-kong-products-have-helped-drive-local-manufacturing-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Botswana: China and Botswana &#8211; &#8216;Fong Kong&#8217; Products Have Helped Drive Local Manufacturing &#8211; Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"21\">Chinese products <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chinadaily.com.cn\/opinion\/2014-05\/08\/content_17489127.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">are frequently viewed<\/a> as inferior and inexpensive, contributing to their negative reputation. This is true <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ng.china-embassy.gov.cn\/eng\/zngx\/cne\/201307\/t20130709_7773727.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">in African countries too<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"18\">Nonetheless, Chinese merchandise <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cepr.org\/voxeu\/columns\/china-worlds-sole-manufacturing-superpower-line-sketch-rise\" rel=\"noopener\">has played a pivotal role<\/a> in shaping economies by accelerating <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.piie.com\/microsites\/globalization\/what-is-globalization\" rel=\"noopener\">globalisation<\/a> and fostering local development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"59\">Take the case of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/botswana\/overview\" rel=\"noopener\">Botswana<\/a>. Botswana has a population of more than <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/botswana\/overview\" rel=\"noopener\">2.4 million people<\/a>. Its economy is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/botswana\/overview\" rel=\"noopener\">primarily driven by mineral extraction and diamond mining<\/a>. Despite efforts at economic diversification,&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/202406250005.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more on AllAfrica.com<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today Africa \u2013 Southern Africa <a title=\"Botswana\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/category\/southern-africa\/botswana\/\">Botswana<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese products are frequently viewed as inferior and inexpensive, contributing to their negative reputation. This is true in African countries too. Nonetheless, Chinese merchandise has played a pivotal role in shaping economies by accelerating globalisation and fostering local development. Take the case of Botswana. Botswana has a population of more than 2.4 million people. 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