(Military truck built in China in Darfur)
I was surprised to know that there actually is a country that supports such a horrible war.
According to BBC, China is assisting Sudanese government to fight against the rebels by training fighter pilots and providing weapons. Even though China is currently denying those charges, it seems obvious that China is violating the embargo which prohibits nations from giving any types of militaristic supports to Sudan. Due to Chinese militaristic support, Sudanese were not only hunted from the ground, but also "from the sky". Chinese aids Sudanese government for economic issues: "China buys most of Sudan's oil". This issue reminds me of the discussion in Honors History Seminar course. We used to discuss if human rights could be disregarded in foreign relationships to maximize the economic profits. Ironically, the profit Chinese makes from assisting genocide help impoverished people in Chinese. Nowadays, oil price takes crucial role in economy; when oil price soars every price soars. If Chinese engagement in genocide is somehow dropping the cost of living, China is actually protecting human rights by violating them. Can there action be justified?
This article also makes me to think about racial issues. Often times, Asians, Muslims and black people are racially discriminated. Therefore, Chinese affiliation in Darfur GENOCIDE seems ridiculous. When I was about 12 year old, I visited Empire State Building in New York where I was racially discriminated by a black person for just being an Asian. It was such a shocking experience for me, because I never thought black people could discriminate other races, for what they had gone through. It is absurd how some of the discriminated people arouse more discrimination.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7503428.stm
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