Will China's Private Security Companies Replace The Wager Group In Africa And Elsewhere?

Chinese private security contractors in a file photo. Image: Screen Grab / Twitter / Top War  

The Diplomat: Will China’s Private Security Companies Follow the Wagner Group’s Footsteps in Africa? 

As the controversial Russian mercenary group is diverting its attention to Ukraine, China’s PSCs have a window to expand their engagement in African countries. 

 In April, the Wagner Group, a Russian-based private military company (PMC), caught the attention of the world for its offensive against the Ukrainian town of Bakhmut. This assault put the name of this group and its Kremlin-linked founder, Yevgeny Prigorzhin, on the lips of journalists and the news-conscious public around the world. However, to observers of the African continent, Wagner has been a source of concern for several years.  

Read more ....  

WNU Editor: This is one of those stories where the Western media is AWOL. 

China's private security companies are very active, and they are playing a growing and critical role for the Chinese government (see links below). 

China private security companies making a BRI killing (Asia Times)  

The Role of PSCs in Securing Chinese Interests in Central Asia: The Current Situation and Future Prospects (The Jamestown Foundation)  

A Stealth Industry: The Quiet Expansion of Chinese Private Security Companies (CSIS)