We All Scream For A Better Life

Chinese immigrant to Malawi figures Africa is hot and would appreciate ice cream. This leads the Formerly Gray Lady to a meditation on Chinese entrepreneurs vs. international relief agencies. The East brings Western civilization and the West brings socialism? The West is too fat and happy to want to seize opportunities:

At first, this new Chinese exodus was driven largely by word of mouth, as pioneers like Mr. Yang relayed news back home of abundant opportunities in a part of the world where many economies lie undeveloped or in ruins, and where even in the richer countries many things taken for granted in the developed world await builders and investors.Conditions like these often deter Western investors, but for many budding Chinese entrepreneurs, Africa’s emerging economies are inviting precisely because they seem small and accessible.