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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 628 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President 

should take immediate action to boycott the Summer Olympic Games 

of 2008 in Beijing, China. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 4, 2007 

Ms. WATERS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 

the President should take immediate action to boycott 

the Summer Olympic Games of 2008 in Beijing, China. 

Whereas the Government of Sudan has been carrying out a 

campaign of genocide against the people of the Darfur 

region of Sudan since 2003; 

Whereas more than 400,000 people have been killed and 

more than 2,500,000 people have been displaced in 

Darfur as a result of this ongoing genocide; 

Whereas on September 21, 2004, President George W. Bush 

stated that the world is witnessing terrible suffering and 

horrible crimes in the Darfur region of Sudan, crimes the 

Government of the United States has concluded are genocide; 


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Whereas on May 29, 2007, President George W. Bush affirmed that the Government of Sudan is complicit in the 

bombing, murder, and rape of innocent civilians in 

Darfur and again declared that these actions rightfully 

constitute genocide; 

Whereas the Government of the People’s Republic of China 

has long-standing economic and military ties with Sudan 

and continues to strengthen these ties in spite of the ongoing genocide in Darfur, as evidenced by the following 

actions: 

(1) China reportedly purchases as much as 70 percent of Sudan’s oil; 

(2) China currently has at least $3,000,000,000 invested in the Sudanese energy sector, for a total of 

$10,000,000,000 since the 1990s; 

(3) Sudan’s Joint Chief of Staff, Haj Ahmed El 

Gaili, recently visited Beijing for discussions with Chinese 

Defense Minister Cao Gang Chuan and other military officials as part of an eight-day tour of China; Cao pledged 

closer military relations with Sudan, saying that China 

was ‘‘willing to further develop cooperation between the 

two militaries in every sphere’’; 

(4) China has reportedly cancelled approximately 

$100 million in debt owed by the Sudanese Government; 

(5) China is building infrastructure in Sudan and 

provided funds for a presidential palace in Sudan at a reported cost of approximately $20,000,000; and 

(6) Data provided by the Government of Sudan to 

the United Nations for 2005 states that Sudan imported 

at least $24,000,000 in arms and ammunition from the 

People’s Republic of China, as well as nearly 

$57,000,000 in parts and aircraft equipment, and 

$2,000,000 in helicopter and airplane parts from China, 


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making China the largest provider of military arms and 

equipment to Sudan, even as Sudan has defended its 

right to transfer and use such military arms and equipment in Darfur for military operations; 

Whereas China has a unique ability to positively influence the 

Government of Sudan to abandon its genocidal policies; 

Whereas the President’s Special Envoy to Sudan, Andrew S. 

Natsios, said in testimony on April 11, 2007, that ‘‘China’s substantial economic investment in Sudan gives it 

considerable potential leverage, and we have made clear 

to Beijing that the international community will expect 

China to be part of the solution’’; 

Whereas the House of Representatives adopted House Resolution 422, on June 5, 2007, by a unanimous vote of 

410–0, which calls upon the Government of the People’s 

Republic of China to— 

(1) acknowledge publicly and condemn the atrocities 

taking place in Darfur; 

(2) cease all military arms, ammunition, and related 

military equipment sales to the Government of Sudan; 

and 

(3) take steps to immediately suspend economic cooperation with the Government of Sudan and investment 

in Sudan until and unless the Government of Sudan— 

(A) stops its attacks on civilians; 

(B) complies with all United Nations Security 

Council resolutions related to Darfur; and 

(C) engages in good faith negotiations with 

Darfur rebel groups to achieve a sustainable negotiated peace agreement; 

Whereas China is preparing to host the Summer Olympic 

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tigious international sporting event, and China has selected ‘‘One World, One Dream’’ as a slogan for those 

games; 

Whereas China should act consistently with the Olympic 

standard of preserving human dignity in Darfur, Sudan, 

and around the world; 

Whereas China has thus far failed or refused to use its full 

influence to stop the genocide in Darfur; and 

Whereas the spirit of the Olympics, which is to bring together 

nations and people from all over the world in peace, is 

incompatible with any actions directly or indirectly supporting acts of genocide: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep2 resentatives that— 

3 (1) the President should take immediate action 

4 to boycott the Summer Olympic Games of 2008 in 

5 Beijing, China; and 

6 (2) if the President takes such action to boycott 

7 the Summer Olympic Games of 2008 in Beijing, 

8 China, then the President should take action to re9 sume participation in the Summer Olympic Games 

10 of 2008 in Beijing, China, if— 

11 (A) the Government of the People’s Repub12 lic of China— 

13 (i) has acknowledged publicly and con14 demned the atrocities taking place in 

15 Darfur; 


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1 (ii) has ceased all military arms, am2 munition, and related military equipment 

3 sales to the Government of Sudan; and 

4 (iii) has taken steps to suspend eco5 nomic cooperation with the Government of 

6 Sudan and investment in Sudan; or 

7 (B) the Government of Sudan— 

8 (i) has stopped its attacks on civilians; 

9 (ii) is complying with all United Na10 tions Security Council resolutions related 

11 to Darfur; and 

12 (iii) is engaging in good-faith negotia13 tions with Darfur rebel groups to achieve 

14 a sustainable negotiated peace agreement. 

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