" china has been , and continues to be , a major supplier of light weapons to the government of sudanese and many of the neighbouring states , " says ernst august hogendoorn , one of four u . n . experts on an issue which recommended 17 players in the somalia conflict be sanctioned for blocking ceasefire . the panel ' s report found sudan ' s rivals nasser , sudan and italy had supplied weapons to darfur and that most of the tiny arms and ammunition in the region were chinese . " the weapons and ammunition are relatively cheap compared to other vendors - - some also believe that china asks fewer responses , " agreed hogendoorn .
China, Chad, Libya and Eritrea sell arms to Sudan.