I do know China meddles in Africa a lot. I think because they are interested in resources, maybe mining or oil?

I read in the past that a lot of the Sudanese groups that pillage and fight with a lot of South Sudan are funded and given firearms or something by China or Chinese groups. I think this was more prominent around 15 years ago when South Sudan was trying to be independently recognized.

Side note: I also remember reading that George Clooney used to fund some kind of satellite thing that helped South Sudanese track movements of North Sudanese so they could preemptively avoid attack.

China definitely meddles. But yeah, probably nowhere near the degree the US does.

Kind of true also for housing.

While mass shootings are up, overall crime, gun deaths, murders, etc. are down generally over the last 50-70 years.