China Urges South Sudan Ceasefire As Peace Talks Stutter
- Publisher:
- Wochit
- Publication Date:
- 6 January 2014
- Tags:
- South Sudan, Conflict, Peace and Security, Asia, Australia, and Africa, Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution
China, the biggest investor in South Sudan's oil industry, called on Monday for an immediate ceasefire in the world's newest state, as rebel and government negotiators haggled over the scope of peace talks meant to end three weeks of fighting. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing was deeply concerned by the unrest in South Sudan that has killed more than a thousand people and forced the government to cut oil production by about a fifth.
