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1/4 Illicit gold mining in the Amazon has driven deforestation, contaminated river systems with mercury, and undermined public security across the region. In a new piece, @HenryPeyronnin analyzes 3 gold trading companies active in Madre de Dios, Peru 👇c4ads.org/blogposts/due-…

2/4 Nearly all of the gold exported by these companies since 2017 has been shipped to #India and the #UAE, where most of it appears to be refined and traded as bullion or jewelry.

3/4 However, a share of that gold may still end up in the products of public US companies that source from Kundan Care Products Ltd., a gold trading company in India.

4/4 The takeaway? It's crucial that downstream companies look beyond their immediate suppliers to gauge the full impact of their sourcing practices. At C4ADS, we’ve found that publicly available information can go a long way in achieving this goal.

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7 Feb 20

THREAD: An apparent military drone recently fell out of the sky near a Chinese development in Koh Kong, Cambodia. We originally profiled this development in 2018; since then, it's been the focus of reporting on China’s secretive presence in Cambodia. 1/4 mobile.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-0…

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Our report Harbored Ambitions by @D_Thorne and @BenSpevack details the deep water port & airport being developed in Koh Kong. Cambodia has since agreed to allow Chinese soldiers on nearby Ream Naval Base and has hosted Chinese military delegations. 2/4 nytimes.com/2019/12/22/wor…

We have acquired what we believe to be copies of the original lease and royal decree behind the Koh Kong development. The details match public reporting that a Chinese company took ownership of over 20% of Cambodia’s coastline for 99 years. 3/4 perma.cc/KZ3C-AAYL

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2 Jan 20

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THREAD: How are weapons from Turkey finding their way into Libya's civil war? Flying armories on Moldovan planes. In the latest installment of our Assets in Flight series @Peterkirechu tracks these planes from Turkey to Libya.

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On December 26, 2019, Turkish President Recep Erdogan announced plans to deploy troops to Libya reportedly at request of the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) as it battles rival General Khalifa Haftar and the Libyan National Army (LNA).

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Twitter erupted in multiple unverified reports of Syrian fighters airlifted from Syria into Libya (h/t @FranticGoat). Airspotters elsewhere identified flights between Turkey and Misrata including a Boeing 747-400 operated by Aerotranscargo, a Moldova-based company.

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25 Sep 19

NEW REPORT: In “Open Arms”, we analyze China’s Military-Civil Fusion (MCF) ecosystem and map the supply chains the People’s Liberation Army uses to procure sensitive tech using a sample of 1,665 entities linked to China's defense-industrial base. (1/x)

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The CCP is increasingly depending on its civilian economy to develop its military capabilities. After analyzing 65,727 international trade & 429 investment transactions by our sample, we pinpointed 14 risk indicators that a company may be contributing to PLA supply chains:

But what’s the big problem with MCF? MCF is ushering Chinese civilian companies into the defense economy even as they are encouraged to innovate by adapting foreign tech. This relationship creates clear risk that sensitive tech from abroad could find its way into the PLA’s hands.

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