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China Square: Why we should 'square' the economy

China Square shopping centre at Kenya University's Unicity Mall along Thika Superhighway, Nairobi. [File, Standard]

Last week, I stopped by China Square along the Thika Superhighway to confirm its existence.

Why would a single building stoke so much controversy, culminating in a demonstration against what protestors called Chinese infiltration of small businesses, better known as hustling?

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