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Zijin claims that they legally hold 15% of Manono project. Even if that may be true, that does not mean that they got it via legal means without shady means/corruption. What may be legally Zijin's can be taken away just as easily if it was obtained illegally. Case in point; the 1MDB corruption scandal in Malaysia. Even though there were tonnes of luxury properties, jewelleries and assets legally under the names of the corrupted individuals involved, they were seized by authorities and returned to the government. So if Zijin gets found out to be involved in dodgy dealings, they will be stripped of their alleged 15% share just as easily. And way more money was involved in the 1MDB scandal than what is involved here.