Last week the Chinese foreign ministry dismissed the findings of a new Human Rights First report that identified China as the single largest provider of small arms to Sudan, promising the world that its arms sales are "always highly prudent." If $55 million in small arms sales to a country orchestrating mass atrocities in Darfur constitutes prudence, one must really question China's intended effect.
Small arms are the weapons of choice for the government-backed Janjaweed militia who are responsible for much...
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