“s China presses its ‘Silk Road’ strategy, a $1 trillion effort to extend its political and economic influence across Asia and into Europe and Africa, security has become a vital concern. And the role of private security companies was changing, especially after a 2010 law nudged those companies — a relatively new phenomenon in a country where the state has a monopoly on security matters — toward hiring military personnel. “
Source: A warrior goes to China: Did Erik Prince cross a line? – The Washington Post