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Beijing is selling arms to both sides in the Congo war

Weapons sold to Kigali are reaching M23 rebels, angering Kinshasa officials and threatening China’s mining interests

Officials in President Félix Tshisekedi’s government are increasingly frustrated by the flow of sophisticated Chinese-made weapons sold to Rwanda, then handed over to the Mouvement du 23 Mars (M23) militia fighting Congolese forces in the Kivu provinces.

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