{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/633ebf6dfc7f5a0012acdc97/6a28332bec7c103dcabb378b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Inside Ethiopia’s Chinese megafactory ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/633ebf6dfc7f5a0012acdc97/1781019220406-7bd9c1ce-919d-4510-a491-e9d3bb4a11a4.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>As China’s economy slows, many investors are looking abroad. For some, Ethiopia—with its low labour costs, young workforce, and sympathetic politics—seemed like the <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/04/29/could-china-help-make-africa-a-factory-for-the-world?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=drumtower&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ideal place to spend</a>. For the return of Drum Tower’s film club, we head inside a Chinese-owned factory in Ethiopia to explore the realities.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guests and hosts:</strong></p><ul><li>Jiehao Chen, co-host of “Drum Tower”&nbsp;</li><li>Tom Gardner, <em>The Economist</em>’s Africa correspondent&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Topics:</strong></p><ul><li>Chinese overseas investment</li><li>Ethiopia&nbsp;</li><li>Chinese factories</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Find more information on how to watch “Made in Ethiopia” <a href=\"https://releasing.dogwoof.com/made-in-ethiopia\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here.&nbsp;</a></p><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via </em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>economist.com/podcasts</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch our </em><a href=\"http://youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>video</em></a><em> explaining how to link your account.</em></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}