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China urged to see South Sudan + oil - Biz Wire - February 12,2013 - BONTV China

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 02:53 AM PST

Go to www.bon.tv to watch the full episode Follow us on Weibo weibo.com or Twitter.com/ChinaBizWire China needs to move beyond a narrow focus on oil issues in South Sudan and help tackle that country's larger political disputes with Sudan, the outgoing US special envoy to the two African states said on Wednesday. Ambassador Princeton Lyman said he had worked closely with Chinese officials for more than two years, during which time South Sudan seceded from Sudan in 2011 to become the world's newest nation. China is Sudan's biggest ally and is the largest investor in the oil industry there and in South Sudan - a position that Western diplomats say gives Beijing the best chance of defusing tensions between Khartoum and Juba over sharing oil wealth and ending violence on both sides of their shared boundary. But Lyman said the disputes, which have shut down landlocked South Sudan's oil output, underscore the limits of staying aloof from political problems. Lyman said China has weighed in very significantly on the oil issue, but what China doesn't like to do is to get involved in some of the underlying political problems that are keeping the oil from flowing. Lyman advised that without that stability and with the danger of conflict on the border, the chance of having a long-term productive oil sector is threatened, so the Chinese, he says, shouldn't just concentrate on the oil and pretend that the other issues aren't bearing on it. China has long held up as its foreign policy <b>...</b>
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Posted: 20 Feb 2013 05:06 PM PST

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Posted: 20 Feb 2013 04:48 PM PST

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Posted: 19 Feb 2013 11:21 PM PST

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Voting for Oscars closes

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 09:58 PM PST

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Horses, snow, and an orange ball, Oh my -- East West Sports 074 -- BON TV China

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 03:23 AM PST

To watch the full episode visit bon.tv This weekend Sophia goes to the Snow Polo World Cup in Tianjin to find out just what the horsing around is all about. BON -- Blue Ocean Network
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China gives new sport a TRI -- East West Sports 073 -- BON TV China

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 02:58 AM PST

To watch the full episode visit bon.tv There's a new sport blowing up in China that pits three teams playing against each other at the same time, and uses a one-of-a-kind ball. BON -- Blue Ocean Network
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Revving up for Asian Champions League -- East West Sports 072 -- BON TV China

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 02:37 AM PST

To watch the full episode visit bon.tv UEFA Champions League has entered the knockout round, but Asia's club soccer championship is just getting started -- and one Chinese squad has its sights set on a continental title. BON -- Blue Ocean Network
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