Yanyin Zi
Biographic Data
| ID | 1744178 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yanyin Zi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yanyin |
| FAMILY NAME | Zi |
| SIGNATURE | ZI Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rikkyo University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3338-2119 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Global Capital, Local Dynamics
South Africa has attracted foreign direct investment (FDI) worldwide, providing a window to the African continent. China has significantly expanded its regional investment as one of South Africa’s critical development partners. However, as Chinese investments deepen their engagement, concerns regarding labor relations and workers’ rights have surfaced. The China-Africa research on labor issues tends to focus on daily interactions while often negl…
Placing African Cities in Chinese Lives
Based on ethnographic research on Chinese migrants in Nigeria, Botswana, and Namibia from 2011 to 2015, this article has three lines of argumentation and contribution. First, it proposes a framing of migrant geographies from a humanistic comparative perspective in order to complement the political economy approaches in geographies of migration. Second, lying in the intersection of urban studies and migration studies, it illustrates the different …
Yoichi Mine 著『Connecting Africa and Asia
Shaping Botswana's Economy
Chinese counterfeiting has dominated the global counterfeit market, earning a negative reputation even in African countries such as Botswana and South Africa. Often perceived as low quality (even when it is not) and cheap, Chinese merchandise has shaped Botswana’s economy through its role as a catalyst of globalisation and promoted local development. Data were gathered over 13 months (four research trips) between 2011 and 2015. Follow-up intervie…
The ‘Fong kong’ phenomenon in Botswana
Made in China goods have received widespread criticism in Africa for their poor quality and negative effects on the local marketplace. They are termed fong kong (Barrett, 2007) goods, and in Southern Africa including Botswana, are regarded as cheap copies or fakes (Park, 2013a). In Botswana, fong kong is linked to Chinese merchants, bringing a negative image to Chinese businesses and triggering governmental restrictions on fong kong goods and Chi…
The Challenges for Chinese Merchants in BotswanaA Middleman Minority Perspective博茨瓦纳华商面临的挑战-从其身为中介少数 派的角度分析
This paper discusses the challenges faced by Chinese merchants when engaging in retail activities in Botswana. The theory of a middleman minority will be used as a theoretical perspective to assess both the challenges and the strategies employed to meet them. The paper argues that Chinese merchants’ self-imposed isolation (combined with their sense of vulnerability as foreigners) is deeply rooted in their attitudes. This determines their circumst…
The Challenges for Chinese Merchants in BotswanaA Middleman Minority Perspective博茨瓦纳华商面临的挑战-从其身为中介少数 派的角度分析
This paper discusses the challenges faced by Chinese merchants when engaging in retail activities in Botswana. The theory of a middleman minority will be used as a theoretical perspective to assess both the challenges and the strategies employed to meet them. The paper argues that Chinese merchants’ self-imposed isolation (combined with their sense of vulnerability as foreigners) is deeply rooted in their attitudes. This determines their circumst…
Shaping Botswana's Economy
Chinese counterfeiting has dominated the global counterfeit market, earning a negative reputation even in African countries such as Botswana and South Africa. Often perceived as low quality (even when it is not) and cheap, Chinese merchandise has shaped Botswana’s economy through its role as a catalyst of globalisation and promoted local development. Data were gathered over 13 months (four research trips) between 2011 and 2015. Follow-up intervie…
The ‘Fong kong’ phenomenon in Botswana
Made in China goods have received widespread criticism in Africa for their poor quality and negative effects on the local marketplace. They are termed fong kong (Barrett, 2007) goods, and in Southern Africa including Botswana, are regarded as cheap copies or fakes (Park, 2013a). In Botswana, fong kong is linked to Chinese merchants, bringing a negative image to Chinese businesses and triggering governmental restrictions on fong kong goods and Chi…
The ‘Fong kong’ phenomenon in Botswana
Made in China goods have received widespread criticism in Africa for their poor quality and negative effects on the local marketplace. They are termed fong kong (Barrett, 2007) goods, and in Southern Africa including Botswana, are regarded as cheap copies or fakes (Park, 2013a). In Botswana, fong kong is linked to Chinese merchants, bringing a negative image to Chinese businesses and triggering governmental restrictions on fong kong goods and Chi…
The Challenges for Chinese Merchants in BotswanaA Middleman Minority Perspective博茨瓦纳华商面临的挑战-从其身为中介少数 派的角度分析
This paper discusses the challenges faced by Chinese merchants when engaging in retail activities in Botswana. The theory of a middleman minority will be used as a theoretical perspective to assess both the challenges and the strategies employed to meet them. The paper argues that Chinese merchants’ self-imposed isolation (combined with their sense of vulnerability as foreigners) is deeply rooted in their attitudes. This determines their circumst…
Yoichi Mine 著『Connecting Africa and Asia
Shaping Botswana's Economy
Chinese counterfeiting has dominated the global counterfeit market, earning a negative reputation even in African countries such as Botswana and South Africa. Often perceived as low quality (even when it is not) and cheap, Chinese merchandise has shaped Botswana’s economy through its role as a catalyst of globalisation and promoted local development. Data were gathered over 13 months (four research trips) between 2011 and 2015. Follow-up intervie…
Placing African Cities in Chinese Lives
Based on ethnographic research on Chinese migrants in Nigeria, Botswana, and Namibia from 2011 to 2015, this article has three lines of argumentation and contribution. First, it proposes a framing of migrant geographies from a humanistic comparative perspective in order to complement the political economy approaches in geographies of migration. Second, lying in the intersection of urban studies and migration studies, it illustrates the different …
Global Capital, Local Dynamics
South Africa has attracted foreign direct investment (FDI) worldwide, providing a window to the African continent. China has significantly expanded its regional investment as one of South Africa’s critical development partners. However, as Chinese investments deepen their engagement, concerns regarding labor relations and workers’ rights have surfaced. The China-Africa research on labor issues tends to focus on daily interactions while often negl…
Economics (5 works) · China's Global Influence and Migration (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · International Development and Aid (3 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works) · China (2 works)