Evil China Secretly FUNDS Massive Slaughter and Slavery in Sudan

Oil-hungry China funds Sudan junta

China relies on Sudan for 7 percent of all its oil imports and has gone to great efforts to protect President Omar al-Bashir.XINHUA

A metallic maze of chimneys, pipes and vents glitters on the horizon in the desert outside Khartoum, dominating the landscape for kilometers.

This new oil refinery is the jewel in the crown of Sudan's military regime. It forms the vital artery of a thriving oil industry that pumped 1 billion pounds (HK$14.92 billion) into government coffers last year.

Without this windfall gain - likely to be far larger this year - President Omar al-Bashir could not maintain his military machine, let alone wage war against rebels in the western region of Darfur. Nor could he hope to withstand the international pressure his bloody campaign in Darfur has brought upon him.

Moreover, the oil that started to flow as recently as 1999 has given Bashir an indispensable international ally.

Almost unnoticed by the outside world, China has become the key player in Sudan's oil industry.

Beijing has invested 8 billion in Sudanese oil through the China National Petroleum Company, a state-owned monolith.

The cost of Khartoum's new refinery alone was about 350 million.

Comments

[elvis]

I guess this explains Chirac's recent overtures to the PRC with regard to Taiwan against the USA. It's sort of like the non-aggression pact Hitler made with Stalin. As if to say we're (France) your friends despite their (France and PRC) competitive neo-colonialist aspirations for African recources. Oh yes, and while constantly demonizing Israel and America in the MSM.

[Roberta]

April 27? Looks like you've known for months why BushCo won't lift a finger to stop the genocide in Darfur. He's scared of China. I would be too since they're the only superpower left.