Spielberg Mulls Quitting Olympics to Pressure Chinese on Darfur

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Spielberg Mulls Quitting Olympics to Pressure Chinese on Darfur
By RUSSELL GOLDMAN
ABC News
July 26, 2007


"Steven Spielberg, under pressure from Darfur activists, may quit his post as artistic adviser to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, unless China takes a harder line against Sudan, a representative of the film director told ABC News.

China, Sudan's largest oil customer and perennial defender, has come under renewed scrutiny in the lead up to the Olympics, as the country juggles its need for cheap energy with its desire to host a trouble-free games.

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