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As US pursues mine deals, Xi warns African resources are not tools for ‘rivalry’
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Beijing. The first report grouped here was at 14 Oct 2026, 07:24 UTC. The headline in use is “As US pursues mine deals, Xi warns African resources are not tools for ‘rivalry’”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that Africa’s resources should not be used as a tool for geopolitical rivalry, as the United States steps up efforts to secure critical minerals on a continent where Chinese companies have major mining interests. “Africa’s resources belong to Africa,” Xi told Botswana’s President Duma Boko…
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As US pursues mine deals, Xi warns African resources are not tools for ‘rivalry’
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