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Struggling Chadians Dream Of a Better Life -- in China
As resource-hungry China cultivates Chad, people there increasingly see the Asian nation as a land of opportunity. Said shopkeeper Abdulkarim Mahamat: "If I can go to China . . . I'll make a lot of money, and life will change.
(By Stephanie Mccrummen -- The Washington Post)
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"I was there for two weeks and I did not see a single accident," he marveled. "The people are so well organized."
During his trip, Adam saw many Africans, he said, from Congo, Senegal, Mali and Cameroon. There were roadside food stands run by Africans. He ate dinner a few times with a Chadian couple who lived there. And the several hundred cellphones he brought back to Abeche sold quickly.
"In 2008, I will go again," he said, explaining that if he makes enough money, he intends to build clothing factories in Abeche.
Adam and others said they do not dream anymore of heading to the United States or Europe, an idea that seems as remote these days as going to China once did.
"There is a problem with the U.S.," said Ali, the trader. "Everything is too expensive and complicated."
He was unloading cardboard boxes full of gold-rimmed goblets and teacups.
"I think I'd like to open an office in China," he mused, "spend one month there and come back to Chad. In China, I can make my life better. Everything there is easy."
