African Conflicts: China’s arms sales in African countries have affected the lives of the people there. It is being claimed in the report that due to the sale of Chinese arms in African countries, the conflict is increasing and people have been forced to leave their homes. Is. According to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, China is emerging as the fourth global arms supplier. China accounted for 4.6% of total global arms exports between 2017 and 2021, and African countries accounted for 10% of total global arms exports.
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The report noted that the presence of Chinese private military companies in Africa is expected to increase Beijing’s interference in the country, apart from increasing human rights violations and illegal activities. China is using the PSC as a ploy to maintain a prudent military presence in Africa and avoid being seen as another colonial power. Due to such sales of arms, it is estimated that millions of people have been killed in conflicts in Africa since the 90s.
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50 lakh children died
According to a study published in 2018 by The Lancet medical journal, 5 million children under the age of 5 died due to armed conflicts between 1995 and 2015. Of these, around 3 million were children of one year of age or less. According to statistics, in 2021, 14.4 million people worldwide have been forced to be displaced due to conflict or violence. According to the opinion of experts, unless countries like China change their attitude and do not impose conditions on the sale of arms in African countries, then the illegal proliferation of weapons across the continent cannot be stopped.
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