KPCC News In Brief
On eve of Olympic Games, Southland groups protest Chinese policies
As the Summer Olympic Games ramp up in Beijing, so do the demonstrations against China’s human rights practices. One group rallied in Los Angeles today to pressure China to help stop the humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s Darfur region. Janice Kamenir-Reznick with Jewish World Watch says at least 300 people showed up at today’s demonstration outside the Chinese consulate.
Janice Kamenir-Reznick: “Seventy percent of the entire Sudanese economy comes from funds that China pays Sudan for oil. Ninety percent of Sudan’s weapons are sold to Sudan from China. So our feeling is that if China wanted to help stop the genocide, China could stop the genocide.”
China faces harsh criticism on many fronts. Tomorrow afternoon, Tibetans in the Southland plan to march front of the Chinese Consulate against China’s occupation of their home country.
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- August 7, 2008 5:37 PM
- Categories: Politics/Public Affairs, Sports/Recreation
