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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (9741)	8/29/2000 6:09:27 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9980

I find it entirely believable that there are large numbers of Chinese workers in Sudan and that some of these workers are soldiers. The numbers do seem improbable and, given the scale of the conflict, unnecessary. I also find it believable that China would support a barbaric regime to protect a large investment in oil. Other countries have done the same thing, and occasionally regretted it. I don't know enough about Sudanese internal politics to pass any judgments, but I would not want to assume that there are "good guys" and "bad guys" simply because the government is mainly Moslem and the rebels are mainly Christian (according to the CIA World Factbook, I note, the country is 70% Moslem and only 5% Christian). A victory by the rebels might easily do little more than put another group of barbarians in power; it is often the way in Africa. I don't see it as a situation that poses any particular threat to American interests.