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War of words: China and the US battle it out for African hearts and minds

South China Morning Post · · 248 words · By Dulue Mbachu
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4 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“On March 31, Africa Defence Forum magazine, a publication of the US Army’s Africa Command, ran an article called: “China’s floating fish factories plunder Guinea Bissau’s resources”.”
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The provided evidence includes Wikipedia articles about the Africa Corps, IBSA Dialogue Forum, and the South African Army, none of which mention an article from 'Africa Defence Forum magazine' dated March 31, or the specific title 'China’s floating fish factories plunder Guinea Bissau’s resources.' Therefore, the claim cannot be verified or corroborated.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Africa Corps (Russian: Африканский корпус, romanized: Afrikanskiy korpus) is a Russian paramilitary group controlled and managed by the Russian government, to support Russian political influence a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_Corps_(Russia)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The IBSA Dialogue Forum (India, Brazil, South Africa) is an international tripartite grouping for promoting international cooperation among these countries. It represents three important poles for gal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBSA_Dialogue_Forum
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The South African Army is the principal land warfare force of South Africa, a part of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), along with the South African Air Force, South African Navy and S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Army
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“It detailed illegal operations by Chinese fishing trawlers in the West African country’s territorial waters, portraying the activities as part of a pattern of exploitation of African countries by China.”
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The provided evidence includes Wikipedia articles regarding China–Guinea-Bissau relations, the Guinea-Bissau War of Independence, and the list of Chinese ambassadors. While the evidence confirms historical relations between China and Guinea-Bissau, it does not contain any information regarding an article detailing 'illegal operations by Chinese fishing trawlers' or a pattern of exploitation as described in the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — China–Guinea-Bissau refers to the current and historical relationship between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Guinea-Bissau. Relations were established in March 1974, several months before Gu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China–Guinea-Bissau_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence (Portuguese: Guerra de Independência da Guiné-Bissau), also known as the Bissau-Guinean War of Independence, was an armed independence conflict that took place in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea-Bissau_War_of_Independe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The ambassador of China to Guinea-Bissau is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to Guinea-Bissau.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_China_t…
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“Meanwhile, over on the website of China Global Television Network’s (CGTN) Africa service was the headline: “Mahama warns of global impact of US ‘erasure’ of Black history”.”
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The evidence confirms the existence and function of CGTN Africa. Wikipedia states that 'CGTN Africa is the African division of China Global Television Network (CGTN), the English-language news channel run by Chinese state media outlet China Media Group.' This confirms the entity mentioned in the claim, but the evidence does not confirm the specific headline or article content.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — CGTN is the English-language news channel of state-run China Global Television Network, based in Beijing, China. It is one of several channels provided by China Global Television Network, the internat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CGTN_(TV_channel)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — CGTN Africa is the African division of China Global Television Network (CGTN), the English-language news channel run by Chinese state media outlet China Media Group. It is based in Nairobi and manages…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CGTN_Africa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — China Global Television Network (CGTN) is one of three branches of state-run China Media Group and the international division of China Central Television (CCTV). Headquartered in Beijing, CGTN broadca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Global_Television_Networ…
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“It was a story about President John Mahama of Ghana condemning the US for trying to erase its record of enslavement and exploitation of people of African descent.”
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The evidence provided for this claim is 'No evidence found after searching.' Therefore, no sources corroborate the claim regarding President John Mahama condemning the US for erasing its record of enslavement.
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