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Future Of The Issue

Darfur peace talks shimmered at the end of last year and have not submerged again. "The commander of the UN-African Union force in Darfur has said the mission could last for the next 10 years." With the implementation of the second phase of the Annan Plan, more African and UN troops will mobilize in the area, with better equipment and rations; this will go a long way in stabilizing local security and guaranteeing a humanitarian rescue. It is foreseeable that the third phase of the plan can also be carried out smoothly, if the warring sides agree to erase their suspicion of each other and settle the problem based on practicality and a conciliatory attitude. But the nature of the conflict, rooted in religion and politics, could make a quick resolution difficult, and the world should prepare itself accordingly. There are deep rooted tribal and religious problems that resulted in 30 villages burned down, 200 people dead, and 200 girls/women raped."The debate over the situation in Darfur is heating up this week at the United Nations. Sudan's president is resisting plans for a stronger U.N. presence in the country."

As the conflicts in darfur enter its sixth year,conditions continue to deteriorate for civilians. Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed,even by the most conservitive estimates. The united nations puts the death toll at roughly 300,000, while the former U.N undersecretary general puts the number at no less than 400,000. up to 2.5 million peopple have fled their home and continue to live in camps throughout Darfur, or in refugee camps in neighboring Chad and the Central American Republic. Based on Sudans behavior over the past five years,it is clear that unless the international community imposes additional political for Sudanese presidant Omar al-bashir's in transgence, His government will continue to buy time by accepting initiatives only to backtrack later or impose new conditions that render them useless.

There has been violence in the west part of Darfur so the Sudanese government launched an attack. Villages were bombed and the Janjaweed militia attacked through the ground. "If things in the west (of Darfur) are stabilised then you will find out that you will only have to narrow your beam and your searchlight into Darfur to find a solution," If they don't find a solution then the problems of Darfur will prolong for many more years. There are tensions between Chad and Sudan that has become an international problem. Sudan launched an attack on Chad in the midst of peace talks.

China's strategy is one of humanitarian and development aid plus influence without interference, in contrast to the West's coercive approach of sanctions plus military intervention. Through high-level diplomacy -- such as Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Sudan in February and the dispatch of special envoys -- and multilateral platforms such as the United Nations and the China-Africa summit, China has been making tactical moves to press the Sudanese government to comply with the international community's requests. China deserves credit for securing Khartoum's agreement on allowing UN peacekeeping forces in Darfur.China is also currently helping Sudan's government militarily in Darfur. They found Chinese military trucks within Sudan. There is evidence that China is training fighetr pilots to fly jets. China declines all of this beacuse that would interfere with UN arms embargo. Even with all this they found a Chinese Dong Feng army lorry deep in the deserts of West Darfur. Overall the Chinese government is involving themselves in to the Darfur mix. The Evidence is there.



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