From AP: China vigorously defended its policy on Darfur on Friday against critics seeking to link Beijing’s close relations with Sudan to this summer’s Olympic Games. Liu Guijin, China’s special envoy for...
Read MoreThis is Xinhua’s take on Darfur, via the English version of the People’s Daily: A major Sudanese English-language newspaper on Sunday hailed China’s stance on the issue related to Sudan’s western region...
Read MoreFrom BBC News: The Chinese special envoy for Darfur has arrived in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, for a five-day visit. The visit of Liu Guijin comes amid mounting pressure on Beijing to use its influence on the Sudanese...
Read MoreMother Jones magazine travels with Chadian rebels in Sudan and explores where all their guns come from: …I saw the gun again the following day as I sat in the inner sanctum of the rebel leadership, lounging on a faux...
Read MoreChina has decided to take on the Sudan and Darfur issue perhaps because of the recent international pressure. It remains a question though how big a step China wants to take. From The New York Times: Amid the international...
Read MoreUS President George Bush doesn’t speak about Darfur very often, but his swing through five African nations prompted him to challenge China’s continued trade with Sudan. Marketplace reports: President Bush is pledging...
Read MoreFrom The Global Voices Online, translated by Bob Chen: Mr. Spielberg might have piqued a large group of people, including not only the authority, but many common Chinese as well. …In 163.com people left over 1500 comments...
Read MoreThree days after the Spielberg incident, and two days after President Bush defended his inaction on Darfur to the BBC, China Daily has released an article detailing a conversation with China’s Ambassador to Sudan, Li...
Read MoreAfter months of pressure from human rights groups, Steven Spielberg has decided to withdraw from his role organizing the Olympics opening ceremony. From Bloomberg: Director Steven Spielberg cut his ties with the Beijing Olympic...
Read MoreFrom Reuters: A group of Nobel Peace laureates sent a letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday urging the Beijing Games host to uphold Olympic ideals by pressing its ally Sudan to stop atrocities in Darfur. “As the...
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