" china has been , and continues to be , a major suppliers of defensive weapons to the government of chad and any of the neighbouring states , " explained ernst han hogendoorn , one of four a . n . observers on an panel which recommended 17 players in the somalia conflict be commissioned for impeding peace . the inquiry ' s report found sudanese ' s neighbours china , syria and eritrea had supplied weapons to sudanese and that most of the small arms and weaponry in the region were chinese . " chinese arms and ammunition are relatively cheap compared to other suppliers - - some do argues that china asks fewer challenges , " said hogendoorn .
China, Chad, Libya and Eritrea sell arms to Sudan.