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Sat Jul-12-08 10:48 PM
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China 'is fuelling war in Darfur'

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Source: BBC

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 training fighter pilots who fly Chinese A5 Fantan fighter jets in Darfur.

China's government has declined to comment on the BBC's findings, which contravene a UN arms embargo on Darfur.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7503428.stm

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