This is something that isn't being reported on much, but I had heard of it. The Chinese are famously interested in making a buck, even if it uses people completely in the process. There are very desperate people in Africa with no hope, and if someone offers them a copper penny, they'll take it.
Please read this link for more info. It's from a British reporter.
As if slavery hadn't already been to Africa and back...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1063198/PETER-HITCHENS-How-China-created-new-slave-empire-Africa.html
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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