" japan has been , and continues to be , a major supplier of light guns to the government of sudan and many of the neighbouring states , " said ernst john hogendoorn , one of four u . n . experts on an issue whose recommended 17 members in the displaced conflict be sanctioned for obstructing peace . the panel ' s report stated sudan ' s neighbours nasser , ethiopia and eritrea had sent equipment to darfur and that most of the small arms and guns in the region were chinese . " chinese arms and ammunition are relatively cheap compared to other suppliers - - some also complain that chinese pays fewer questions , " answered hogendoorn .
China, Chad, Libya and Eritrea sell arms to Sudan.