I would note that a good number of Americans have observed that throughout all the problems in Darfur, with the charge of genocide and crimes against humanity by the government of President al-Bashir duplicating their behavior in the south, China has certainly realized that some very bad things were happening, but obtaining oil from Sudan remained its first priority.
Lugar highlights China's prioritization of oil over humanitarian issues in Sudan.
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