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    China's strategy in Africa is to utilize the natural resources controlled by some African governments and groups to mutually benefit both China and those countries. When operating in a repressive regime like Sudan, a Chinese business should engage local officials to reasonably address issues while also trying to reduce authoritarian practices. However, businesses also have an ethical duty to consider local human rights and should hold themselves accountable to their own code of conduct. As a foreign oil executive seeking approval in Africa, any demands for paybacks would need to be refused to avoid violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits bribery and can result in criminal convictions.

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    China's strategy in Africa is to utilize the natural resources controlled by some African governments and groups to mutually benefit both China and those countries. When operating in a repressive regime like Sudan, a Chinese business should engage local officials to reasonably address issues while also trying to reduce authoritarian practices. However, businesses also have an ethical duty to consider local human rights and should hold themselves accountable to their own code of conduct. As a foreign oil executive seeking approval in Africa, any demands for paybacks would need to be refused to avoid violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits bribery and can result in criminal convictions.

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    China's strategy in Africa is to utilize the natural resources controlled by some African governments and groups to mutually benefit both China and those countries. When operating in a repressive regime like Sudan, a Chinese business should engage local officials to reasonably address issues while also trying to reduce authoritarian practices. However, businesses also have an ethical duty to consider local human rights and should hold themselves accountable to their own code of conduct. As a foreign oil executive seeking approval in Africa, any demands for paybacks would need to be refused to avoid violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits bribery and can result in criminal convictions.

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    CASE EXERCISE

    1. Describe China’s Strategy in Africa.

    The strategy for China seems to be to use the resources that Africa has in its
    hands from the small groups that control parts of the continent in order to fund
    themselves as well as help increase revenue for the countries that allow them to do
    so.

    2. If you were the head of a Chinese business that was operating in Sudan, how
    would you address issues of business ethics and doing business with a
    repressive regime? Should businesses care about local government ethics and
    human rights policies?

    We would try to reason with government officials to help come to a


    reasonable solution as well as try to supply some means in order to decrease the
    size of the aggressive regimes. Businesses should absolutely care because their
    success depends on the local governments and how well they succeed and progress
    in the area. Without it they would have terrible outputs as well as danger to their
    company with their investments dwindling down because of unfair treatment and
    chaotically damaging surroundings. Businesses ethically should care about local
    government ethics and human rights policies. However, if the business isn't held to
    follow these government ethics and human rights policies, they can exploit these
    situations for large gains. What is important is for a company to hold themselves up
    to their own code of ethics.

    3. If you were a foreign businessperson working for a global oil company that
    was eager to get favourable government approval to invest in a local oil
    refinery in an African country, how would you handle any demands for
    paybacks?

    If you are a US Citizen, or even if you are not, but work for a company that
    trades stock, or is domiciled in the US, then you need to know about the U.S.
    Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Anything that comes close to a bribe, whether it be
    direct handing over of cash, hiring a relative of a government official, providing
    scholarships for someone’s relatives, or a long list of other items, can get you
    convicted of a crime in the United States. Several international mining companies
    that I worked for required us to annually go through training on the US Foreign
    Corrupt Practices Act. The training was supervised by a legal firm, and was
    documented, so that my employer could show that if I contravened the act, it was
    clearly against company policy, that I had the training to know that, and I was
    acting totally on my own. This act is a big deal.

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