China’s growing investments in the mining sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) allow it to demand special treatment. The Congolese army has been deployed several times to protect Chinese mining interests in the volatile east of the country.

On Sunday, President Joe Biden directed his megawatt grin toward a worthwhile cause: getting Americans to ditch their gas-powered cars. “On my watch, the great American road trip is going to be fully electrified,” he tweeted.