Russia secretly selling arms to Sudan through Belarus

Posted by Matt in July 21st, 2008 | no comment

Published in Africa, Military, Russia, arms, Belarus, Combat Fighters, darfur, Rebels, Russia, Sudan, Sudan Government, Sudan Tribune, Sudanese Army, Sudanese Government, Un Security Council, Unsc Resolution

Sudan Tribune reports the Sudanese government received a party of Russian MIG-29 combat fighters in violation of UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution 1591. A source close to the Sudanese army told the combat fighters were shipped discreetly from Belarus.
UNSC resolution 1591 prohibits selling arms to Sudan government or Darfur rebels.
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China ‘is fuelling war in Darfur’

Posted by Matt in July 13th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Africa, China, Unhelpful, A5, Bbc, China War, Chinese Army, darfur, Fighter Jets, Fighter Pilots, First Evidence, Fly, Lorries, Panorama, Sudan, Sudanese

More strategic unhelpfulness out of China.
From the article:
The BBC has found the first evidence that China is currently helping Sudan’s government militarily in Darfur.
The Panorama TV programme tracked down Chinese army lorries in the Sudanese province that came from a batch exported from China to Sudan in 2005.
The BBC was also told that China was [...]

Land, Water And Conflict

Posted by Matt in June 28th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Conflict, Water, Afghanistan, Change Water, climate change, Conflict, Conflicts, Crises, darfur, Doctors, Drier, Food Energy, Land, Land Water, Oil Supplies, Population, Risk, Somalia, stress, Stresses, Tendency, Violence Increases, Water Scarcity

As drylands get drier and violence grows, new crises resembling Darfur will arise.
The world will experience a growing risk of conflicts over food, energy and water in coming years. The population rises each year by about 80 million people, with most of the increase in impoverished regions already facing environmental stress. Climate change, water scarcity [...]

China, Africa, and Oil

Posted by Matt in June 7th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Africa, China, Oil, Africa, beijing, Challenges, China And The United States, China Economy, Chinese Interests, Competitor, Continent, darfur, Darfur Sudan, Economy Booms, Economy China, Energy Demand, European Union, Global Demand, Globe, Investments, Japan, Oil Market, Oil Supplies, Rapid Growth, Raw Materials, Western Investment, Western States

With energy demand spiking, China looks for answers in Africa. But Western investment and influence still dominate the continent’s oil market.
As global demand for energy continues to rise, major players like the United States, European Union (EU), and Japan are facing a new competitor in the race to secure long-term energy supplies: China. As its [...]

The world is in an alarming state of flux

Posted by Matt in May 12th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Britain, Alarming State, Censure, Chinese Authorities, Clouds On The Horizon, Commentators, Consequence, Dangerous World, darfur, Extent, Global Problems, Military Machine, Oil Output, Political Debate, politicians, State Of Flux, Storm Clouds, Term Prospects, Unstable Russia, Urgency, Zimbabwe

The world is in a state of flux. China is growing rapidly, but is very unstable. Russia has been doing much better economically in the last few years, but there are storm clouds on the horizon. Russia oil output looks like it may start to decline shortly. The Russian military machine is decaying faster than [...]

China’s next-generation nationalists

Posted by Matt in May 6th, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Activists, American College Campuses, Beijing Olympics, Boycotts, Chat Rooms, Chinese Students, Controversial Topics, darfur, History Of Slavery, Lhasa, Nationalists, Olympics Torch, Online Forums, Protesters, Righteous Anger, Tibet History, Tibetan Monk, Torch Relay, Violent Crackdown, Western Businesses

They’re educated, richer and more aggressive toward the West.
As human rights protesters dogged the Beijing Olympics’ torch relay around the world, as supporters of Tibet condemned the violent crackdown in Lhasa, and as Darfur activists demanded change in China’s Sudan policy, Chinese young people worked themselves into a different form of righteous anger. In online [...]

Beware an angry China

Posted by Matt in April 9th, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, beijing, darfur, Nationalism, Olympics, Tibet

Tibetans have a strong case against Beijing. But mixing it in with the Olympics and Darfur is a red rag to a wounded young bull.
Nationalism is more often aroused by setbacks than success, so the Tibet problems and the possible threats to a triumphal Olympics are stirring it in China.
On the horizon is the possibility [...]

U.S. report links China arms sales to Darfur carnage

Posted by Matt in March 13th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Africa, China, arms, darfur

Chinese sales of assault rifles and other small arms to its ally Sudan have grown rapidly during the Darfur conflict despite a U.N. arms embargo, a human rights group said on Thursday.
Human Rights First, a U.S.-based nonprofit group, said a detailed study of Sudanese and U.N. trade data showed that China was virtually the [...]

A comprehensive guide to Chinaâ€™s role in Darfur

Posted by Matt in December 20th, 2007 | no comment

Published in China, darfur, Sudan

SUPPLYING WEAPONS. Since 1996, Beijing has been Khartoumâ€™s primary supplier of weapons, military supplies, and weapons technology. Using Chinese-generated oil revenues (and anticipated oil revenues), Khartoum has purchased large quantities of military aircraft, heavy artillery, tanks, armored personnel carriers, and much else that fills the deadly arsenal destined for Darfur. China also helped to improve [...]

Darfur – the China Problem

Posted by Matt in May 16th, 2007 | no comment

Published in Africa, China, Africa, China, darfur, Sudan

China yielded last week to international pressure and appointed an envoy for African Affairs. The hope in Western capitals is that Liu Guijin, a former ambassador to Zimbabwe, will persuade the Sudanese government to end the crisis in its Darfur region. Why are we looking toward China to solve a crisis thousands of miles from [...]