China says play fair over Beijing/Darfur link
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China urged activists linking its stance over Sudan to the Beijing Olympics to play fair and rebel groups in Darfur praised the decision by film director Steven Spielberg to quit as an artistic adviser to the Games.
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China said today that it wants to see questions about Iranâs nuclear program settled in the International Atomic Energy Agency, supporting Tehranâs effort to keep the dispute from being referred to the UN Security Council.
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A Chinese special envoy described the true cause of conflict in Darfur as internal competition over resources, saying Thursday that activists should not try to shame Beijing into dropping its support for a Sudanese government accused of carrying out genocide.
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China is blaming activists with "ulterior motives" for linking the Beijing Olympics to the nation's involvement in Sudan, with top officials saying they shared concerns over the humanitarian crisis in Darfur
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China will send more than 200 troops to Sudan's Darfur region to help a joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force, its special envoy said in Khartoum on Friday.
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A group of Nobel Peace laureates sent a letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday urging the Beijing Games host to uphold Olympic ideals by pressing its ally Sudan to stop atrocities in Darfur.
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Film director Steven Spielberg,  artistic advisor to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, sent a letter to  China's president on Thursday urging Beijing to press ally  Sudan to accept peacekeepers in war-torn Darfur.
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China defended its booming oil trade  with Africa on Monday, and said Europe and the United States  should look at their own engagement on the continent before  criticizing Beijing.
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BEIJING -- Hollywood director Steven Spielberg's decision to quit the Beijing Olympics over the Darfur crisis is drawing condemnation by China's state-controlled media and a groundswell of criticism from the Chinese public.
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On one shoulder, Lt. Liu Jinzhao has a sky-blue UN patch signifying membership in a Chinese peacekeeping unit destined for Darfur. On the other shoulder, there is a rather large chip.
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China's special envoy on Darfur defended his country's efforts to stop violence in the Sudanese region and suggested Thursday that Western countries who condemn China's oil interests in Sudan are guilty of hypocrisy.
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China sought to defend its role in  Africa on Monday ahead of this week&#39;s G8 summit, saying its  long friendship with the continent was a force for good and  shrugging off the threat of criticism at the meeting in  Germany.
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China will work with the United States to ensure the safety of exported toys and other goods, a top Chinese official said, but Beijing still insists it is not solely to blame in recent safety scandals.
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Despite instability in the south and the crisis in Darfur, China continues to offer political and military backing.
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China must persuade Sudan to halt atrocities in Darfur and reduce executions on its home soil if next year&#39;s Olympics are to be successful, a leading US human rights activist said Thursday.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao said Beijing's deepening involvement in Africa should result in a &quot;win-win&quot; situation after talks in Pretoria with the head of the continent's economic powerhouse.
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China&#39;s newly-appointed special envoy to Darfur warned Friday against trying to impose sanctions on the Sudanese government over the crisis in the strife-torn western region.