Edward Xu is excited. The 55-year-old Shanghai businessman is talking about his latest project in Gabon,one of Africa's richest countries. “We build these pre-fabricated houses in China, equip them with furniture and electronics and then send the whole thing in cargos.” Once the shipment arrives in Gabon, Xu and his company, Shanghai New Years International Group, will unwrap them, put them up in a two square kilometer piece of land granted by the local government and finally sell the estates at a cost of over US$120,000 each.