Expansive China Faces Grass-roots Resentment

From Reuters:

Algerian shopkeeper Abdelkrim Salouda has witnessed China’s global economic expansion first-hand and he does not like it, especially since he was in a mass brawl this month with Chinese migrant workers.

“They have offended us with their bad behavior,” said Salouda, a devout Muslim who lives in a suburb of the Algerian capital. “In the evening … they drink beer, and play cards and they wear shorts in front of the residents.”

From Africa to Europe, the Middle East and the United States, China’s drive to project its economic might abroad can sometimes breed fear and resentment.

The risks are likely to grow as Beijing channels more of its foreign exchange reserves, which stood at $2.13 trillion at the end of June, into foreign investments.

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