China pimping arms in Africa
Despite a UN arms embargo, Chinese made AK-47’s are turning up in bulk in The Democratic Republic of Congo, helping to fuel local instability:
UN arms expert Johan Peleman says that the Chinese arm trade is like a ‘business card.’ As opposed to purely financial motives sought by other small arms trading countries like Ukraine, China’s arms trade in Africa provides ‘trust’ and ‘an introduction for further business.’ In the case of the DRC, that further business is obtaining mining rights from the local militias.
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