China’s veto and its interest in Sudanese oil are no secret to anyone. China is the largest foreign investor in Sudan; it has vested economic interest in Sudan and works hard to ensure that the Sudanese government is not a subject to punitive measures. It opposed to sanctions against the murderous regime in Khartoum from Day One. When the U.N. Security Council passed Resolution 1564, threatening Sudan with oil sanctions unless it curbed the violence in Darfur, China threatened to veto any effort to impose an embargo on Sudan, which supplies 7% of China’s oil imports. China is a major trading partner with Sudan, purchasing approximately two-thirds of its oil exports annually. In its position on the Security Council, China has threatened to veto any resolution that includes sanctions or other harsh penalties in order to protect its trade interests with Sudan.
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