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New Caledonia | A Racial War? - Klovis
🔶️ In December of 2020, Whites and Kanaks fought in New Caledonia for several days, after a Nickel factory was sold, an event which served as a pretext for the Kanaks to revolt. Whites, who are more productive, control a large part of the economy, so the social conflict turned into a racial conflict, as in South Africa. Kanak Marxists, supported by China, want to put an independent Caledonia under Chinese influence.
🔶️ Currently, New Caledonia is at the economic level of New Zealand. But only because of French assistance. Like many other colonies of ages past, the White-European settlers built up these countries. The independence-seeking Kalaks are aware of this. Blind separation from France would result in their living standards regressing to the post-colonial mean for their region, such as that of the Solomon Islands. In order to halt the decline of living standards, they seek out China as their preffered regional power. This is because the Chinese investments in the nearby Vanuatu islands serves as an example to New Caledonians. They are willing to retain living standards for the sacrifice of becoming debt-trapped by China as they hold the power of a mere pebble in comparison. True to their nickname in French: "Le caillou". (a small pebble).
🔶️ As for the economy of New Caledonia, the main export is Nickel, of which 1/4th of the world's supply originates from here. Which is gruadually becoming cheaper as it becomes less rare in the global supply. Tourism consisting of Australians & New Zealanders, but also French mainlanders. And then of course the fishing industry. New Caledonia has a large EEZ because it is an archipelago, however, most of the marine wildlife is not yet exploited. But all of this does not give the island "true" financial life. New Caledonia is reliant on taxes paid by metropilitan France to support the overseas territories. So for the Kalaks, the island is an economic failure. This was already the case since the 1960's as native Nickel deposits were discovered at a time when the prices were better.
🔶️ "We are not afraid of China. It's France, not China, that colonised us. It doesn't bother us to any great extent. Jean-Marie Tjibaou said thirty years ago that independence means managing interdependence. We are not only looking towards Europe, it is far from here, we are not going to act today as if China did not exist ".
-said the independence leader Roch Wamytan, President of the Congress of New Caledonia.
The linked post is from December of 2020.
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🇫🇷✊🏾 ETHNIC CONFLICTS IN NEW CALEDONIA
👉🏻 For several days now, New Caledonia has been prey to very serious violence, to the point that some people talk of a quasi racial war
🏭 On this French territory, whites and Kanaks have been fighting for several days, after a Nickel factory was sold, an event which serves as a pretext for the Kanaks to revolt
🇿🇦 Whites, who are more productive, control a large part of the economy, so the social conflict turns into a racial conflict, as in South Africa
🔥 The Kanaks and their socialist movement have attacked several whites, looted shops and set up roadblocks
👌🏻In response, whites took to the streets with weapons to enforce the law
💣 The situation is on the verge of escalation
📌 What is New Caledonia?
🌏 It's a French island located near Australia
👨🏾 It is half populated by aborigines (Kanaks, Blacks/Islanders) and the other half by french whites
💥 For 100 years, these two groups have been fighting each others, with a high number of victims