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Under Pressure, Chinese Government to Prosecute Six of its Mining Companies in the DRC For Environmental Crimes

by Eric Olander

China’s unfolding drama in the Democratic Republic of Congo took an unexpected turn on Tuesday evening when Wu Peng, Beijing’s top diplomat for sub-Saharan Africa, announced on Twitter that the Chinese government will prosecute six small mining companies that operated illegally in the far eastern province of South Kivu.

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