China buys two-thirds of its oil and is accused of selling the government weapons used in Darfur despite a UN embargo.
China warning over Darfur sanction
![Fighting in Darfur has forced hundreds of thousands into refugee camps [AP]](http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/images/2007/5/23/1_220246_1_5.jpg)
Fighting in Darfur has forced hundreds of thousands into refugee camps [AP]
International sanctions against Sudan over the conflict in Darfur would only raise the level of confrontation and prolong the suffering of refugees, China's newly-appointed envoy has said.
Speaking on a visit to the region, Liu Guijin called for greater humanitarian aid into Darfur instead, Sudan's state news agency reported.
Liu said the threat of sanctions would "further complicate the situation" and add to the suffering of 2.5 million refugees displaced by the four-year conflict.
He met local officials in El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, before touring two nearby refugee camps, the report said.
An estimated 100,000 people now live in the Abu Shouk and As-Salam camps.
At least 200,000 people have died since the rebellion erupted in February 2003, according to United Nations estimates.
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China's Statement of Principle on Darfur
China has been playing this game for 5,000 years. A certain degree of cynicism and viewing the lives of Chinese and non-Chinese as expendable goes with the territory. This should remove any doubts on the part of our friends that China's rise represents the ushering in of a brave new world.
To me, China represents a
To me, China represents a needed counterbalance to US and white supremacy, not a panacea for human rights. What strategic minds in 3rd party camps do with this counter is another thing. I am sanguine that black partisans can use this to some advantage, the current isse notwithstanding.
China's Statement of Principle on Darfur, Pt. 2
Yes, it is important that China's rise signals a limit to the hegemonic dreams of the U.S. but the Chinese Communist Party acts exactly like gangsters too and we should not forget this fact.
Agreed.
Agreed. Noone should mistake the PRC government or chinese corporations for the salvation army.