China expresses apprehension over Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence; China asserts it is concerned over the situation in Darfur
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    • The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao expressed grave apprehension over Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence and noted that its action could result in “negative influence on peace and stability in the Balkan region and particularly on the realization of building a multi-ethnic society in Kosovo.” He further added that China was in favour of resolving the Kosovo crisis through a mutually acceptable plan of negotiations between Kosovo and Serbia under the framework of international law1. Later, the Foreign Ministry official stressed that the UNSC Resolution 1244 was “still the political and legal basis of resolving the issue of Kosovo’s status2.”

    Reacting to Steven Spielberg’s decision to withdraw from his position as the Beijing Olympics artistic advisor due to China’s ties with Sudan, the Chinese Ambassador to Sudan Li Chengwen asserted that China was “very concerned over the Darfur issue” and that Beijing has been working closely with the UN to end the crisis through “political means3.” The special representative of the Chinese government on the Darfur issue, Liu Guijin also noted that China had “adopted a high degree of restraint in its arms sale to developing countries, including Sudan4.”

    Reports also indicated that the Chinese government had intensified its crackdown in the Xinjiang region ahead of the Olympics, with the police killing two persons of a terrorist gang and arresting 15 others in the previous month in Urumqi, capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region5.

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