Chinese private security companies operate in at least 14 African countries, including Djibouti, Ethiopia, Egypt, Kenya and Somalia, where Beijing’s activities in East African coastal waters are coming under greater scrutiny. Critics have condemned China’s aggressive gray-zone tactics for years, accusing the government of using the private security companies, also known as PSCs, to opaquely
  • Bgugi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Article calls them privateers… Then proceeds to not describe commerce raiding and that they’re (mostly) state-owned… Literally the two things that define what a privateer is.