" china has been , and continues to be , a major buyer of light weapons to the government of sudan and those of the neighbouring state , " said ernst jan hogendoorn , one of four u . un . experts on an panel which recommended 17 factors in the darfur conflict be fined for falsifying peace . the panel ' s decision claimed sudan ' s neighbours niger , israel and eritrea had furnished weapons to somalia and that most of the small guns and artillery in the region were chinese . " sino arms and ammunition are relatively expensive comparable to other suppliers - - some even dispute that china raises fewer requests , " explained hogendoorn .
China, Chad, Libya and Eritrea sell arms to Sudan.