China’s secret plan: Xi Jinping planned to send weapons to Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar disguised as Covid aid using web of shell companies
China reportedly and allegedly planned to send $1 billion worth of armed drones to the country Libya using a UK based Shell Company to evade a United Nations arms embargo, reported The Telegraph.
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According to The Telegraph, the scheme was actually aimed to deliver up to 92 drones capable of carrying multiple missiles while being disguised as coronavirus aid in exchange for discounted Libyan crude oil. This initiative was actually a part of China's strategy to influence Libya and expedite the resolution of its civil war while securing economic benefits from the resource rich nation.
The shocking details of this operation eventually emerged from an ongoing investigation in Canada, where the concerned authorities have identified three alleged coconspirators involved in the negotiations while working at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), asserted The Telegraph.
Numerous shocking emails from the year 2018 to the year 2021 eventually revealed plans to use a network of shell companies in the UK, Egypt and Tunisia for the transactions. Additionally, the investigation indicated that the Chinese government likely approved this covert operation to obscure its involvement, noted The Telegraph.
As a part of the inquiry, two specific men were charged in Canada
