Source: China – South China Morning PostWhen the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced his decision, a former American diplomat was quick to offer support.J. Peter Pham, a former US special envoy to the Great Lakes and Sahel regions, endorsed Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi’s plan to renegotiate infrastructure-for-minerals deals China had signed with the DRC over the last decade or so.The US has no outward stake in the agreements, but Pham, now a fellow at the Washington-based think tank the Atlantic…Read More