China deployed more peacekeepers to Darfur

China deployed more peacekeepers to Darfur
Sep 17, 2007 04:49
JOHNNY512 Points: Join Date: Nov 29, 2004 Status: offline	Recently, the western powers have criticized that China is making the situation in Darfur worse.China, which is the biggest buyer of Sudan's oil, is accused of shielding Khartoum from international action, and some foreign activists have warned the situation will tarnish next year's Beijing Olympics. According to AFP, as the pressure has mounted, China recently played a role in getting Khartoum to sign off, after years of foreign pressure, on a new UN-African Union peacekeeping force to be deployed next year. China has dispatched over 8,000 troops on such missions since 1990 and currently has over 1,400 in four hotspots worldwide. "No Western countries should put the blame on China. We are not responsible for the actions of the Sudan government," said a Chinese peacekeeper. China is showing great concern over the Darfur Arem, but if push too hard, it is not necessarily effective..

Sep 17, 2007 04:49

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Recently, the western powers have criticized that China is making the situation in Darfur worse.China, which is the biggest buyer of Sudan's oil, is accused of shielding Khartoum from international action, and some foreign activists have warned the situation will tarnish next year's Beijing Olympics.

According to AFP, as the pressure has mounted, China recently played a role in getting Khartoum to sign off, after years of foreign pressure, on a new UN-African Union peacekeeping force to be deployed next year.

China has dispatched over 8,000 troops on such missions since 1990 and currently has over 1,400 in four hotspots worldwide.

"No Western countries should put the blame on China. We are not responsible for the actions of the Sudan government," said a Chinese peacekeeper.

China is showing great concern over the Darfur Arem, but if push too hard, it is not necessarily effective..

Sep 17, 2007 20:01	#1
LEOPOLD219 Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	As the storm center of Sudan, Darfur is the hotspot of escalating conflicts. Who should be blamed for the tumult of Sudan? Neither China, not the UN. What is the root of the confIict? Poverty, Starvation or Racism? Or the "Colonialism"? This issue worth considering.

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