From the article:
Britain said on Thursday it would cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it said secured the future of the UK-U.S. Diego Garcia military base, and which could also pave the way for people displaced decades ago to return home.
U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed the deal, saying it would secure the effective operation of Diego Garcia, a strategically important airbase in the Indian Ocean, into the next century.
Secure it for who???
But critics in Britain said it was a capitulation which played into the hands of China, which has close trade ties with Mauritius. One group representing displaced Chagos Islanders expressed anger they had been shut out of talks.
