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Part of chinese foreign policy is controlling the flow of mineral resources. Taking control of foreign mineral reserves is part of this plan.

If you think about this in the really big picture, maybe the idea is to play the long game and extract everyone else's material before your own if...

see. They'll just bail. They don't really care about African stability. I think that's what made them so successful. They can just tell everyone...

It might also be that they're unsure of the mineral grades of their natural reserves. They're known for their rare earths but their coal is...

African warlords will always work with china because they'll profit. every warlord thinks they can outsmart a bug.