•HRES 628 IH 
Whereas on May 29, 2007, President George W. Bush af-
firmed 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 on- 
going genocide in Darfur, as evidenced by the following 
actions: 
(1) China reportedly purchases as much as 70 per-
cent of Sudan’s oil; 
(2) China currently has at least $3,000,000,000 in-
vested 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 of-
ficials 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 re-
ported 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 equip-
ment 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 ‘‘Chi-
na’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 Reso-
lution 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 co-
operation 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 nego-
tiated peace agreement; 
Whereas China is preparing to host the Summer Olympic 
Games of 2008, the most honorable, venerated, and pres-
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tigious international sporting event, and China has se-
lected ‘‘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 sup-
porting acts of genocide: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that— 
(1) the President should take immediate action 
to boycott the Summer Olympic Games of 2008 in 
Beijing, China; and 
(2) if the President takes such action to boycott 
the Summer Olympic Games of 2008 in Beijing, 
China, then the President should take action to re-
sume participation in the Summer Olympic Games 
of 2008 in Beijing, China, if— 
(A) the Government of the People’s Repub-
lic of China— 
(i) has acknowledged publicly and con-
demned the atrocities taking place in 
Darfur; 
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(ii) has ceased all military arms, am-
munition, and related military equipment 
sales to the Government of Sudan; and 
(iii) has taken steps to suspend eco-
nomic cooperation with the Government of 
Sudan and investment in Sudan; or 
(B) the Government of Sudan— 
(i) has stopped its attacks on civilians; 
(ii) is complying with all United Na-
tions Security Council resolutions related 
to Darfur; and 
(iii) is engaging in good-faith negotia-
tions with Darfur rebel groups to achieve 
a sustainable negotiated peace agreement. 
Æ 
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