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| China condemns murder of 5 hostages in Sudan |
| 2008-10-29 |
| China on Tuesday condemned the killing of five kidnapped Chinese oil workers in Sudan and described it as as an "inhumane terrorist" act. "We express strong indignation and condemnation for the inhumane terrorist deed of the kidnappers in killing these unarmed workers," Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told reporters. Sudan's government said Darfur rebels on Monday shot and killed five kidnapped Chinese oil workers and that two others escaped with gunshot wounds. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu expressed "pained grief and condolences" for their families and said President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao had told the ministry to do all it could to ensure the safe return of the missing men. "China treasures its friendship with Sudan ... We also ask that Sudan, while ensuring the safety of our missing personnel, make all-out rescue efforts," Jiang told a news conference in Beijing. She also urged Sudan to "adopt all beneficial steps to ensure the safety of lives and property of Chinese personnel in Sudan". This was the third such kidnapping in the energy-producing state of South Kordofan in the past year, marking an escalation of risk in the region where China has a big stake. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Didn't China cut a 20 year fixed rate of $90 a bbl. for sudanese oil? I haven't heard them bragging about that lately. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-10-29 08:31 |
| #1 I'm not sure it is a good idea to p*ss on China like this. They may not show the same level of self-restraint as Europe or even the US. Of course an incident like this might be their equivalent of the Gulf of Tonkin incident for us. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-10-29 07:56 |