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The general sense of antagonism toward Khartoum was reinforced by the drought and the near-famine disaster conditions that afflicted Dafur since 1984. Khartoum failed to cope with the social and economic consequences of the environmental disaster, a situation that increased alienation from the central government. By the early 1990's, much of Darfur as in a state of anarchy.
 * Economic Impact on Darfur**

Each day of delay in imposing real economic and political consequences on Sudan is another day that refugees will suffer in camps in Chad, that girls and women will be exposed to rape while gathering firewood, and that Hawa, if she is still alive, will wait to find her mother and return home. We ask for your help in ensuring their days of suffering and waiting will be numbered. It protects the economic interests of South Sudan this bill has a more substantial legal and practical impact than the signing statement.

The West is engaging with China on the theory that economic modernization will bring political modernization as well; otherwise, the West would merely be assisting the development of a communist adversary. China's Sudan policy is an assertion that this link between economic and political modernization is by no means inevitable, even in the extreme case. You can construct oil refineries, educate scientists, build ambitious new railways – and simultaneously pursue a policy of genocide.” China's Sudan policy is an assertion that this link between economic and political modernization is by no means inevitable, even in the extreme case. You can construct oil refineries, educate scientists, build ambitious new railways – and simultaneously pursue a policy of genocide.”

Sebastian Mallaby Columnist The Washington Post “A Palace for Sudan” February 5, 2007

The United States is trying to maneuvering the first step to securing control of the region's vast supply of oil. US control of Darfur's petroleum resources would deliver highly profitable investment opportunities. hina's investment in the region, thereby slowing the rise of a strategic competitor whose continued industrial growth depends on secure access to foreign oil. For years, the US spent sleepless nights trying to divide Africa so that it could easily exploit available resources. The new Cold War over oil, where the dramatic rise in China's oil demand to fuel its booming growth has led Beijing to embark on an aggressive policy of ironically dollar diplomacy. This is a resource war, fought by surrogates, involving great powers whose economies are predicated on growth, contending for a finite pool of resources.

Works Cited http://www.africaspeaks.com/sudan/ http://www.savedarfur.org/pages/what_others_are_saying_about_china http://www.savedarfur.org/newsroom/releases/save_darfur_calls_on_president_bush_to_vigorously_enforce_sudan_divestment/ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/darfur.htm