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why do you think China is involved here? didn't see anything in the post. I thought this was maybe due to massive royalties that must have been part of the dea

by yumraj 5y ago

why do you think China is involved here? didn't see anything in the post. I thought this was maybe due to massive royalties that must have been part of the deal.

jimbob45 5y ago
China has been heavily investing in African countries via a targeted strategic loan program called the Belt and Road initiative[0]. It's entirely possible that China owns the rights to the area via one of these loans. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belt_and_Road_Initiative https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belt_and_Road_Initiative
- rsj_hn 5y ago
  > It's entirely possible that China owns the rights to the area Just because it's in Africa? I mean, wow, that's a stretch.
- rozab 5y ago
  SA has highly developed industrial infrastructure, particularly around natural resource extraction. I don't think it's what Belt and Road is about.