JOHANNESBURG—Relations between the governments of China and South Africa are flourishing, but manufacturers in Africa’s leading economy feel increasingly squeezed by what some describe as a “constant flood” of cheap Chinese imports.
The crisis is especially serious in South Africa’s clothing and textiles sector, which trade unions and economic researchers say has declined remarkably over the past 25 years as China’s hold on the market has strengthened.
South Africa, once a rich tapestry of clothes and fabrics made from locally-sourced materials by ethnic groups including the Zulu, Xhosa, and Tswana, is now being dressed by China, say analysts studying the phenomenon, and South Africans are losing part of their cultural identity….
South African Manufacturers Call for More Tariffs on China
