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Just learned that China owns most of the cobalt mines in the DRC. (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Are they responsible for the conditions there?

Of course all of the other "China is imperialist" claims are bullshit but it seems like this is true and could potentially lead to valid accusations of imperialism or at least bad regulations.

What's the reason for what's going on in the Congo, I guess? What is happening on a detailed level? I can't find many resources outside of blatantly western shit.

I know what's going on and like the bad things but I'm asking why basically. Is it China?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

While I don't know the most about the situation in the DRC- (others in thread have described about the issues of artisanal mining and how China is if anything part of a better, more equitable and actually beneficial path forward) to my understanding, a large part of the long-standing issues regarding the present conflict stems from illegal mining (likely the artisanal mining mentioned) and tribal insurgencies/warlords backed by Rwanda, and possibly (historically, currently denied) Uganda. These countries have a great deal of ethnic overlap with the DRC, and the Hutu-Tutsi conflict still lives on in the region, which should give you an idea of how much bad blood there is.

Frankly IMO- none of this sounds like China's fault nor related to Chinese mining activities, and I highly doubt that the PRC would tolerate Chinese corporations getting involved in such conflicts to say the least, as well.