For the DRC stage, the official press release from the Department of State confirmed by the United States Embassy in Kinshasa places this stay within the framework successively “of the holding of free, inclusive and fair elections in 2023”, promotion and respect for “human rights and the protection of fundamental freedoms”, “the fight against corruption”, “support for trade and investment”, the issue of “climate change and support for “regional African efforts to promote peace in eastern DRC and the wider Great Lakes region”.
This for the tip of the iceberg… 
For the non-visible part, there are undoubtedly the economic issues and when it comes to the DRC, probably mining.
This visit by Blinken got me thinken'
With Tensions so High in Taiwan because of China losing it's Shit, supposedly over the recent Pelosi visit ffs !
Will we see the PLA conducting large-scale military exercises and missile launches, as well as cyber-attacks, disinformation, and economic coercion, in an attempt to weaken public morale in Africa / DRC
Or would that be going "Too Far / Not Necessary" because they think they own 15% or more of it anyway
So what's the big difference between Blinken's Trip to the DRC to discuss holding free, inclusive and fair elections in 2023”, promotion and respect for “human rights and the protection of fundamental freedoms”, "the fight against corruption”, “support for trade and investment”, the issue of “climate change and support for “regional African efforts to promote peace" from Pelosi's Trip to Taipei
As,
Tensions high as Taiwan begins live-fire drills and China continues military exercises it started after US speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei last week
China used its military drills last week to prepare for an invasion of
Taiwan, and its anger over US speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit was just an excuse, Taiwan’s foreign minister has said.
The minister, Joseph Wu, addressed the media on Tuesday morning, as China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA)
continued with military exercises it began last week, and Taiwan started its own live-fire drills. Wu accused China of “gross violations of international law”.
“China has used the drills in its military playbook to prepare for the invasion of Taiwan,” he said.
“It is conducting large-scale military exercises and missile launches, as well as cyber-attacks, disinformation, and economic coercion, in an attempt to weaken public morale in Taiwan.”
He said the PLA activities would have taken far longer to prepare than the timeframe of it being a direct response to Pelosi’s visit.
Wu said
China’s tactics, including the firing of ballistic missiles, were “clearly trying to deter other countries from interfering in its attempt to invade Taiwan”, and also showed that it had much broader geostrategic intentions.
“China’s real intention is to alter the status quo in the Taiwan Strait and the entire region.”
Beijing has declared ownership of the Taiwan strait, one of the world’s busiest shipping routes, and aims to influence the international community’s freedom of travel, by controlling the stretch of water and linking the Yellow Sea to the South China Sea, he said.
In the past week the PLA has
conducted more than 100 sea and air crossings of the median line, an unofficial border between China and Taiwan which until recently both sides had largely respected.
On Tuesday Wu said China has taken “specific action to break the longstanding tacit agreement of the median line”, and would probably now try to “routinise its actions”.
“Its intentions are not likely to end there,” he said, noting the security agreement with Solomon Islands, and China’s influence across the Pacific, south-east Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Last week government websites, convenience stores, and train station signs were targeted by cyber-attacks.
Wu said the varying attacks were traced to China and Russia, across several days.
Overseas cyberattacks were continuing and Taiwan’s authorities remained on “high alert”, Wu said, but Taiwan would not be cowed.
“China’s continued attempt to intimidate Taiwan will not panic us, nor will they defeat us. The values of freedom and democracy cannot be taken away.”
Food for thought, Or Not
Frank
au.finance.yahoo.com
