“I have really had enough. I am very severe with these investors who come to enrich themselves. They come with empty pockets and leave billionaires,” he said.
Oh look another populist. Chinese companies are many things, but one thing they most certainly are NOT, is "empty pockets"
“It is time for the country to readjust its contracts with miners to seal win-win partnerships.”
Lmao, smart guy, he throws Xi's win-win mantra back to him
Although Tshisekedi did not name any investors, there has been speculation he wants to review some of the deals signed with Chinese miners during former president Joseph Kabila’s administration.
Since 2012, Chinese companies have pumped more than US$10 billion into the DRC.
Yep, thats a lot of money which is being "renegotiated" and under threat. Chinese companies will bleed on this...
China will now learn why people often DONT invest in Africa. Cobalt is ofc important which why DRC is now blackmailing the Chinese. China will agree to the renegotiation but this bodes ill for the future if the rest of the world sees China as an easy country to blackmail on contracts
Innovation to remove cobalt from batteries is in progress...