“.....the impetus to create these Chinese security firms was driven by market incentives, not political mandate.”
Margot Kiser
I am a Kenya-based correspondent, focusing on conflict in East Africa. I have contributed to Newsweek, Al Jazeera, The Daily Beast, among others.
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