Sudan Under Pressure From Both China and the U.S.

The Sudanese government is being pulled in opposite directions by the United States and China over potentially volatile political issues related to Israel and Xinjiang.

In its efforts to move more North African and Arab countries to recognize Israel, the United States is trying to coordinate a financial package that would help persuade the government to open ties with the Jewish state. Talks broke down though over the amount of money offered. The Sudanese rejected an $800 million offer and said that they’re expecting 3-4 times as much.

Similarly, the transitional government in Khartoum is maintaining a low profile on the contentious issue of China’s internment of more than a million Uighur Muslims in its far western Xinjiang region.

“Many Islamic countries cannot lose an economic partner such as China, therefore, they choose to turn a blind eye to reports by human rights organizations, which hold the Chinese government directly responsible for what happens to minorities there,” said Khartoum-based political analyst Tarig Osman.

SUGGESTED READING:

• The Nation: Sudan, like Africa’s other Muslim nations, careful on China’s Xinjiang by Mawahib Abdallatif
• The New York Times: Sudan Is Focus of U.S. Efforts to Improve Ties With Israel by Ronen Bergman and Declan Walsh

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