China/South Sudan: Why China Is Hoping for a Peace Dividend in South Sudan

Oct 5, 2019 | Jevans Nyabiage, South China Morning Post
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With a possible end to South Sudan’s long-running civil war in sight, China has its own reasons for hoping the peace process succeeds. The two sides have until next month to agree the formation of a national unity government, according to a timescale agreed in last year’s peace accord. Beijing is the largest investor in South Sudan’s oilfields and has not followed the US and other Western nations in imposing sanctions on leading political and military figures.