{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_2xmsvgh24jlao65u4ira","title":"China’s grip on DRC critical minerals tightens: 49 projects and counting","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/chinas-grip-on-drc-critical-minerals-tightens-49-projects-and-counting-2xmsvgh24j","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_2xmsvgh24jlao65u4ira","seq":1491134,"kind":"article","title":"China’s grip on DRC critical minerals tightens: 49 projects and counting","url":"https://www.theafricareport.com/432220/chinas-grip-on-drc-critical-minerals-tightens-49-projects-and-counting","summary":"Chinese firms are involved in more than half of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s critical mining projects, up from fewer than a third in 2023, as Beijing’s long-term strategy pays off.","published":"2026-10-03T07:00:00Z","seen":"2026-10-03T07:06:38Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-theafricareport-com-da8533","name":"theafricareport.com","domain":"theafricareport.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q7712782","name":"The Africa Report","type":"magazine","designations":["magazine"]}},"via":"kite-theafricareport-com-da8533","topics":["africa","business"],"authors":["Julien WagnerLili Pateman"],"entities":[{"id":"Q29520","name":"China","type":"place"},{"id":"Q974","name":"Democratic Republic of the Congo","type":"place"}],"story":"st_2xmsvgh24jlao65u4ira","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.5400000214576721,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.20999999344348907,"political":0.6899999976158142}]}