When I asked him if he knew how CDM set up a depot, we had the following exchange: CHEN: Here anyone can do business if they pay the correct price. ME: You mean a bribe? CHEN: Yes. It is a good system. ME: You are saying bribery is good? CHEN: In China, not even a bribe can work unless you are in the elite circles. Here, money makes you elite. That is why so many Chinese come to Africa. ME: I see.
