Posted on 12/01/2021 2:26:39 AM PST by RomanSoldier19
China on Wednesday urged its citizens to leave three provinces in eastern Congo as violence intensifies in the mineral-rich region.
A posting from the Chinese Embassy in Kinshasa on the WeChat online messaging said a number of Chinese citizens had been attacked and kidnapped over the past month in the provinces of South Kivu, North Kivu and Ituri, where several anti-government rebel groups have a presence.
It said Chinese residing in the three provinces should provide their personal details by Dec. 10 and make plans to leave for safer parts of Congo. Those in the districts of Bunia, Djugu, Beni, Rutshuru, Fizi, Uvira and Mwenga should leave immediately, it said, adding that any who do not do so “will have to bear the consequences themselves.”
“We ask that all Chinese citizens and Chinese-invested businesses in Congo please pay close attention to local conditions, increase their safety awareness and emergency preparedness, and avoid unnecessary outside travel,” the embassy said.
No details of the incidents were given, although the embassy last month reported five Chinese citizens were abducted from a mining operation in South Kivu, which borders Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania.
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Yea they’ve got nothing to lose, let’s see if china goes slave trader on them..
They’ll have a window after the Olympics and before our 2024 election. If they’re going to move on Taiwan, I would think that that would be to time. I think that even Australia is a bridge too far for them, militarily. Conflict in Africa may have to be resolved economically, in the near term.
Most likely.🐄
Empires seem to get a lot of “mission creep”.
China should be focusing on the Pacific and staying away from Africa.
Without a blue-water Navy, they should concern themselves with near-shore security. Taiwan seems to be more a prestige thing than anything else. They’ve got questionable neighbors on all sides. I guess it’s a cool technological feat that they can launch a missile and attack Australia from the south, but it doesn’t seem like a practical tool.
Hmmm , sensible, but not so sure they care
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