Documents Reveal China’s Arms Connection With Libya
Canadian journalist Graeme Smith was sifting through some stacks of papers on the side of a road in a wealthy neighborhood of Tripoli. What he found included documents that Chinese firms had recently agreed to supply Muammar Gaddafi’s forces with weapons. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Smith about his trash treasures.
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