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U.S. Mineral-Driven Intervention in Congo Creates Fragile Peace, Chinese Commentator Says
As the United States inserted itself into Congo’s decades-long conflict, a Chinese WeChat commentator dissects the real motivations behind Washington’s diplomacy and why the so-called peace may be more fragile than it seems. Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President ...