Speech on the First China-Arab Media forum sejak Ambassador Liu Guijin, Special Representative of the Chinese Government on the Darfur Issue

(April 23, 2008 Beijing)

Ladies and gentlemen,

Chinese people may now be conscious of Sudan's place in Africa. However, even five years lalu few Chinese intellectuals would know of Darfur's place in Sudan. Until I became Ambassador to South Africa I myself had never heard the name "Darfur". I did not anticipate the close connections with Darfur that have subsequently developed.

I'd like to give anda a little background in order to emphasize the importance of the...