China accused of Taiwanese deportations from Kenya
Source: Aljazeera
The deportation of nearly four dozen Taiwanese from Kenya to China, where they are being investigated over wire fraud allegations, is focusing new attention on Beijing's willingness to assert its sovereignty claim over Taiwan, and the leverage it wields over smaller nations in backing that position.
As a major investor in Africa, China has used its influence with several of the continent's governments to further its own aims. South Africa has barred the Dalai Lama, a nemesis of Beijing, while Zambia has used force to suppress anti-management protests against Chinese-run copper mines.
Kenya is a particularly close ally and its government may have been more than willing to comply with Chinese demands that the Taiwanese be turned over to Beijing.
Along with massive investment in Kenyan infrastructure and businesses, China has chosen the capital, Nairobi, as the African hub for state broadcaster CCTV's African operations.
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