The Associated Press published on 19 March 2023 an article titled "Gunmen Kill 9 Chinese at Mine in Central African Republic" by Jean-Fernand Koena and Krista Larson.
Unknown gunmen attacked a Chinese-operated gold mine in the violence-prone Central African Republic, killing 9 Chinese and injuring 2 others. The attack followed an incident in a different part of the CAR that resulted in the kidnapping of 3 Chinese nationals.
The BBC posted on 20 March 2023 an article titled "China's President Xi Jinping Condemns Killings of Miners in CAR."
President Xi said every effort should be made to save the lives of the wounded, and to ensure the perpetrators were arrested and "punished severely" under the law.
The New York Times published on 20 March 2023 an article titled "Xi Condemns Killings in African Nation Where Russia and Chinese Interests Compete" by Elian Peltier.
