Xue Bing: Beijing will send engineers, not weapons, to Horn of Africa

Xue Bing

Xue Bing, China’s special envoy for the Horn of Africa, during an interview at Chinese Embassy in Nairobi on March 19, 2022. PHOTO | SILA KIPLAGAT | NMG

China’s special envoy for the Horn of Africa, Xue Bing, is touring four countries in the region to market his country’s alternative proposal to end incessant conflicts here.

But the diplomat argues China will not compete with Western powers to arm fighters in the region.