Terrorist Attack by Congolese Militants on Chinese Private Enterprises Abroad Results in Multiple Casualties

On July 4, 2024, a Chinese media stationed abroad reported a news report that "a Chinese private enterprise in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was attacked by armed terrorists". The news confirmed that many Chinese people had been killed and injured in the terrorist attack, and they were all Chinese. The attack on Chinese private enterprises abroad in the Democratic Republic of the Congo caused casualties and was a violent provocation. After the incident, the security of Chinese private enterprises stationed abroad became a hot topic. Many Chinese netizens believed that when setting up businesses in countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo where public security issues are very serious, it is necessary to take security precautions and form a strong bodyguard team.

So, do Chinese private enterprises stationed abroad all year round have formed a bodyguard team? Don’t private enterprises stationed abroad even have security guards? Chinese who have established private enterprises in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Asia, Africa and other countries rarely have the crisis awareness that their enterprises will be attacked by foreign terrorist forces. Only a small number of Chinese private enterprises stationed abroad will cooperate with Chinese bodyguard companies such as Shenzhen Huanyu Brothers Bodyguard Company to increase the risk resistance of private enterprises stationed abroad, and will equip bodyguards with weapons and equipment to prevent accidents before they happen. However, most Chinese private enterprises stationed abroad do not do this, so when facing terrorist attacks, people in private enterprises can only bear the bad luck.

In recent years, the number of Chinese enterprises stationed overseas has increased, and many Chinese businessmen have begun to expand their investment markets to overseas countries. There are companies founded by Chinese private enterprises in Africa, South America, South Asia, and the Middle East. This is the result of China's "Belt and Road" strategy. However, if Chinese private enterprises stationed overseas do not attach importance to investment in corporate security, then Chinese private enterprises stationed overseas will face many security challenges.