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http://www.independent.co.ug/news/news-analysis/9497-is-it-time-for-a-china
-africa-command> Is it time for a China-Africa Command?
By Haggai Matsiko
Wednesday, 26 November 2014 22:08
Lucrative deals force Red Dragon to increase military presence on continent
On June 13 this year, three Chinese men carrying bulky backpacks disembarked
from a plane at Juba International Airport in the capital of South Sudan. At
any other time, the Chinese might not have been conspicuous as they walked
hurriedly towards the terminal building.
But this was at the height of the civil war that erupted in late 2013 when
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir accused his sacked vice president, Gen.
Riek Machar of attempting a military coup.
For one of the South Sudanese officials attached to a contingent of Ugandan
troops at the airport, the return of the Chinese was a sign that normalcy
was being restored. "You see," the official said excitedly, "the Chinese are
back to carry on with business.".......
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