Dr. Congo conflict tests China’s Diplomatic Balance Act

China’s efforts to improve great work in Africa have been accompanied by a careful policy to protect neutrality – but the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic caused a turn.

In Rwanda, the rich region and Beijing, a mineral with a close relationship with Dr. Kongo and Rwanda, joined the criticism of Pekin, in recent weeks.

However, it is trying to walk a diplomatic shout to maintain good relations with both countries, but also continues to control their work and gets important minerals.

For decades, China has been careful not to avoid conflicts in Africa to avoid problems that may be hindered in broad commercial interests.

So far, this has been criticizing African governments to support the participants of the conflict.

For example, since 2020, China has been in the West Africa in the Sahel region of West Africa, except for the interests of the people’s interests, said little about a number of blows in the Sahel region.

Beijing longs for the policy of interfering with the internal affairs of another state, spreads international research on African development and security (SIIS).

Therefore, as a UN or an African Union, international organizations are reluctant to offer other conflicts, except for diplomatic or political efforts.

In East Dr. Kongo Ruddan Rear M23 rebels re-established the heads of the rebels, raise their head again in 2021.

In the first comments on these developments, China, M23, to support the fighters, limited himself to criticize the unnamed “foreign forces”.

But in the last few weeks, it was broken from his usual experience and was remembered in Rwanda.

This is followed by the main gains by M23, Goma and Bukavu seized the main cities since January.

“China’s Rwanda’s Rwanda stopped his military support for M23 and immediately stopped receiving his all military forces in DRC,” China said in February.

Prof JOU notes that although it is important, “Words in general are still relatively mild.”

“China ‘hoped,’ he said in Rwanda will stop his support, but he did not condemn him.”

However, after a while, China supported the UN Security Council resolution, calling the Defense forces to support M23 and immediately removed from the territory of DRC.

According to Prof JOU, China’s statements are likely to be issued by UN expert reports, Showed strong evidence to the support for Rudanman M23.

“This is the main consensus in the UN Security Council,” he said.

“The problem lasts long enough and everyone knows the main situation in their hearts. There is no need to be something more.”

Neither China’s mission to the UN nor the London embassy responded when he asked why China criticized Rwandaya.

However, the criticism of the famous mineral wealth of the Congo can be a factor of critical importance.

Fighting East Dr. Kongo in Northern Kivu and Southern Kivu provinces, many Chinese gold mines are concentrated at home.

This is not known to this day so far.

M23 also seized the area with the villains for Colte Ore, imported by China’s large volume.

The metal tantum, which is used in television sets and electronic electronics every day, is exported from this ore to mobile phones, and Dr. Kongo is a source of 40% of the world’s supply.

The UN expert group said that in December 2024, the M23 was held by the Colting of Kongo from Dr. Kongo to Rwanda. He also noted that Rwandan’s export exports increased by 50% between 2022 and 2023.

Although Rwandan’s own coltsan mines, analysts say they can consider such a large increase in production.

The impact of the volume or price imported by China is not yet clear.

Another mineral imported by China’s Dr. Congo is a very important thing for the lithium battery industry.

However, China’s cobalt mining operations are primarily located in the South Dr Congo, which is far from the conflict zones in the East.

Dozens of Chinese companies with many state owners also build roads, telecommunications and hydropower plants in Dr. Congo. However, it seems that the impact of these activities has been minimal so far.

The supply of weapons for both Rwanda and Dr. Congo.

In the last two decades, the Military, Thought Tank of Rwandan received Chinese armored vehicles, artillery and tank missiles for the International Peace Research Research Institute (SIPRI).

China has first placed a military attaché to the country in 2024.

UN experts say that the army of Rhooka is M23, whether the rebel group uses any Chinese weapon.

Congolese armed forces bought Chinese armored personnel carriers and drones.

In 1976, they have purchased, but have recently been used in Chinese tanks as 2022.

Pigs are used to be used in the fight with at least M23.

The Embassy of Rwandan in Beijing remained “excellent and productive” and in the eastern Dr. Congo for Rwanda was not to comment on the fight against the war.

Chinese Ambassador Dr. Congo, Zhao Bin, President of Congole Senate Sama Lukonde held discussions in early February, but the meeting was not reported.

China’s economic activities in two countries are very deep. Both of the Chinese pipeline and road initiative are designed to bring more closer to the world through investment and infrastructure projects.

Rwanda has financed Chinese stadiums, schools and highways. Chinese loans are also financed infrastructure projects – a loan to finance the dam value of about 40 million (£ 31 million) and approved in January.

Most of the goods brought to Rwandaya for years come from China.

As for the economic relations with Dr. Congo, the UN Contrade database has been the best trading partner of China Dr. Congo for years.

The Chinese Dr. Congo went to great lengths to ensure access to the mineral wealth.

This was $ 3.2 billion (£ 2.5bn), mainly in Boston University, mainly $ 3.2 billion loans in accordance with the Boston University, mainly by the University of Boston University.

China has financed and built other large-scale infrastructure projects in Dr. Congo, including hydroelectric power plants and land.

These investments may suggest that this is the long-term interest in finding a resolution of the conflict quickly.