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China has been accused of fueling the war in Darfur. (Image: Wikipedia)
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Splitting hairs over Darfur
"Such sales were very small in scale and never made to non-sovereign entities. We have strict end-user certificates." China's special envoy for Darfur, Liu Guijin, on CRI
"China's point that it has taken measures in line with the arms embargo's requirements to stop its weapons from going to Darfur is meaningless." BBC
This week, China faced allegations by BBC investigative reporters that it had sold military equipment to Sudan, defying an arms embargo imposed by the UN in 2005 and fueling the conflict in the embattled Darfur region. Chinese authorities wasted no time reacting to the accusations, denying any contribution to the continuation of violence in the African state. Did China violate the arms embargo?
The BBC reported early this week that a group of its journalists had uncovered evidence that China had sold military trucks and anti-airplane guns to the country and provided training to pilots flying Chinese fighter jets. The same news was repeated in a number of media sources across the globe. The BBC has powerful evidence that China has been breaking the embargo, The Star writes. According to AFP, a UN panel of experts has asked to examine the evidence gathered by the journalists.
China reacted to the accusations by firmly denying ever having violated a UN ban on arms to Darfur, the BBC writes. CRI Nordic reports of former Chinese diplomat Dai Yan saying that China alone cannot be blamed for fueling the conflict in Darfur as Western countries have also supplied arms to Africa. According to the Sudan Tribune, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang also reiterated that China has never exported arms to a country or region under embargo. Sudanese presidential adviser Mustafa Ismail has defended China, saying that its actions in Sudan have had a positive impact on the peace process, a China Daily report says.
However, after all the commotion China may not technically be in breach of the embargo because it has urged the Sudanese government not to allow the equipment to go to the Darfur region, the Daily Mail says. In addition, the same source cites a Chinese official as underlining that the arms embargo only applies to Darfur, not to Sudan.
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| BBC Film on Darfur 'Strongly Biased' CRI Nordic - 15th July 2008 A BBC documentary alleging China has violated the UN arms embargo in Darfur is biased and made with ulterior motives, China's special envoy for Darfur said Monday. China plays 'most positive role' in Sudan peace process China Daily - 10th July 2008 The positive impact China has made on the Sudan peace process has been larger than that of any other country despite accusations from the West, a senior Sudanese official said. China's trade, investment in Africa benefits all Xinhua - 15th July 2008 China's trade and investment in Africa benefits not only Africans, but the European and the United States as well, a British researcher has said. Evidence shows China violating Darfur embargo Taipei Times - 14th July 2008 Evidence has been uncovered that China has violated a UN arms embargo on Darfur by providing military help to the Sudanese government in the province, the BBC reported. |
China 'is fuelling war in Darfur' BBC - 13th July 2008 The BBC has found the first evidence that China is currently helping Sudan's government militarily in Darfur. China breaking UN embargo in Sudan: BBC report AFP - 14th July 2008 China is breaking the United Nations arms embargo on Sudan, providing military equipment and training pilots to fly Chinese jets, the BBC said. China slams BBC, international court over Darfur (Roundup) Monsters and Critics - 15th July 2008 China voiced 'grave concerns' over the International Criminal Court's decision to charge the Sudanese president with genocide in the embattled Darfur region. China rejects BBC Darfur claims BBC - 15th July 2008 China says a BBC documentary accusing Beijing of fuelling the war in Darfur by supplying military equipment and training to Sudan is "strongly biased." Made in China: The planes and guns slaughtering Darfur's innocents DailyMail.co.uk - 12th July 2008 Military equipment and weapons made in China are being used against civilians in Darfur in violation of a United Nations arms embargo in the troubled region of Sudan. Renforts chinois pour la force d'interposition au Darfour Le Monde - 18th July 2008 Une compagnie d'ingénieurs chinois (172 personnes) est arrivée, jeudi 17 juillet, à Nyala, dans le Sud-Darfour, pour rejoindre la mission conjointe des Nations unies et de l'Union africaine au Darfour (Minuad). Avec ces renforts, les effectifs de la Minuad totalisent désormais 8 000 personnes, dont plus de 300 Chinois, a indiqué une porte-parole de la Mission. A terme, 26 000 hommes devraient être déployés au Darfour. Darfour : "La CPI fait beaucoup de politique et peu de droit" Le Monde - 15th July 2008 Pour Roland Marchal, chargé de recherche au CNRS, basé au CERI-Sciences Po Paris, la demande de mandat d'arrêt international visant le président soudanais, Omar Al-Bachir, n'est pas fondée légalement et risque de remettre en cause les efforts de paix au Darfour.Plusieurs pays ont fait part de leur inquiétude après la demande, lundi 14 juillet, d'un mandat d'arrêt de la Cour pénale internationale (CPI) visant le président soudanais, Omar Al-Bachir. Leder: Dødvande i Darfur Jyllands-Posten - 15th July 2008 Krisen i Darfur har i årevis været en moralsk udfordring til omverdenen. |
China breaking arms ban in Sudan The Star - 15th July 2008 BBC documentary tracks military truck carrying anti-aircraft guns in war-torn Darfur. China Denies Breaking U.N. Embargo The New York Sun - 16th July 2008 China denied a report it broke a U.N. arms embargo against Sudan, and expressed concern over the International Criminal Court's request to arrest the African nation's President for war crimes. Chinese Weapons Found in Darfur AOL - 15th July 2008 The BBC reported over the weekend that Chinese weapons were being used against civilians in Darfur. China Supplies Arms, Trucks to Darfur Against UN Embargo AllVoices.com - 13th July 2008 The BBC has found evidence that China is currently aiding Sudan's government militarily in Darfur. |
China says BBC Darfur report strongly biased Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates - 15th July 2008 A BBC television report alleging that China violated a UN embargo by selling arms used by the Sudanese government was strongly biased, China's envoy to the region said. China violated the arms embargo on Sudan – BBC report BBC - 13th July 2008 The Chinese government is providing training and equipments that are used by the Sudanese government in Darfur, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) revealed in an in-depth report. China says BBC's Darfur report 'strongly biased' New Kerala, India - 15th July 2008 A BBC television report alleging that China violated a UN embargo by selling arms used by the Sudanese government in its embattled Darfur region was "strongly biased," China's envoy to the region said. China breaking UN embargo in Sudan: BBC report The Age, Australia - 14th July 2008 China is breaking the United Nations arms embargo on Sudan, providing military equipment and training pilots to fly Chinese jets, the BBC said. |
