China “needs both countries”, as South Sudan has the oil, and Sudan has the pipelines and refining equipment.


Tng Ying Hui is a graduate student at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies.
China “needs both countries”, as South Sudan has the oil, and Sudan has the pipelines and refining equipment.

Domestic politics will necessarily complicate the diplomatic manoeuvers in Northeast Asia, writes Tng Ying Hui.

Years of the government’s unyielding restraint and manipulation over citizen’s lives are unlikely to end.
