Monday, August 27, 2012

Africa - Voice of America: Chinese Arms Flowing Into Sudan

Africa - Voice of America
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Chinese Arms Flowing Into Sudan
Aug 27th 2012, 18:37

A new report shows China is a major player in supplying cheap weapons to Sub-Saharan Africa, including conflict zones like the Darfur region of Sudan, a practice that is in violation of United Nations sanctions. Chinese arms sales jumped from only 3 percent from the years 1996-2000 to 25 percent during the years 2006-2010. The weapons have shown up in a number of UN investigations, according to Pieter Wezeman, chief author of a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. ...

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