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Wan Kuok-koi free rides on back of Chinese diplomacy

Wan Kuok-koi, a Chinese businessman with a chequered past in the gambling industry, is starting to make his presence felt in Uganda as a champion of Xi Jinping's One Belt, One Road initiative. [...]

Published on 03/07/2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Uganda
Wan Kuok-koi free rides on back of Chinese diplomacy

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China, Uganda
Beijing advertises Museveni-China relations as the February elections approach

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