Thread by @Constanze2022

Russia, France, rebels & the death of Chinese in Central African Republic

Colleagues from ASIANOMICS found interesting news regarding the killing of 9 Chinese nationals in Central African Republic (CAR).

Updates are coming in.
Along with 9 killed, 2 were severely injured. The victims are said to have been working in a goldmine run by the UK Gold Coast Group.

Central government blamed rebels from “Coalition of Patriots for Change” (CPC). CPC declared its noninvolvement in this incident and accused the "Wagner" Group.

The CPC is made up of many small insurgent groups whose goal is to overthrow the central government.

France provides help to the rebels and whitewashes them in the media, since the current president of the CAR is strongly pro-Russian and “Wagner” Group saved the central government from collapse several years ago.

CPC often carries out indiscriminate raids on mineworkers and civilians from Europe and China, and then tries to blame it on others to avoid the wrath of the world community and the French, from whom they receive money.

Wagner has no interest at all in ruining its own reputation and worsening relations with the pro-Russian central government of the CAR, which provides PMC with resource extraction preferences in exchange for military support.

Moreover, Russia has zero interest in worsening relations with China in the current world situation.

So this is just another CPC's raid on goldmine and its attempts to whitewash themselves and blame it on others.

#CAR #Russia #France #China

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