The China Africa Project: The Hopes and Despair of African Migrants in China

'Unlike the United States and countries in Europe, China has never been regarded as a popular destination for economic migrants. Today, that is no longer the case. China’s four-decade long economic boom is now a magnet for immigrants, particularly from Africa. The Guangzhou Dream Factory is a new documentary film by Christiane Badgley and Erica Marcus that explores the promise and peril facing a new generation of African migrants to China’s southern economic capital Guangzhou. In this edition of the China in Africa podcast, hosts Eric Olander & Cobus van Staden speak with the filmmakers  about why so many African migrants dream of immigrating to China and the difficult conditions that await them upon their arrival.' -- The China Africa Project