Big Risks, Big Opportunities China’s growing numbers of investors in Africa need to fine-tune their knowledge of local conditions

Zhang Hongmei cannot control her excitement at the thought of the company she works for increasing their footprint in Africa. As sales manager for Fuzhou Jump Smart Cards Co. Ltd., she told Beijing Review at the Second China (Beijing) International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTS) that "Chinese companies, including us, are favored by African countries."