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cory777 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-20-10 11:21 PM
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China 'trying to block publication of UN Darfur report'
Source: BBC

China is trying to prevent a report which says Chinese bullets have been used against peacekeepers in Darfur from being published, diplomats say.

The report is being discussed by a United Nations committee which monitors sanctions against Sudan, including an arms embargo on Darfur.

Beijing says it is vaguely worded and full of flaws.

Ceasefires and peace negotiations have failed to end the conflict in the volatile western Sudanese region.



Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11593516



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cutlassmama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-21-10 06:01 AM
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1. Like it hasn't been going on for years now and no one knows how
horrific the genocide going on there is. The sanctions won't stop it. They haven't so far. If it was our oil instead of China's there would be a big hoopla about it, but China sticks their heads in the sand. Sad, so sad.
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