China sends envoy to free up South Sudan oil www.afp.com Beijing, 05/12/11 - Beijing said Monday it was sending an envoy to try to resolve a row over oil exports between Sudan and South Sudan, where China has substantial oil interests. Liu Guijin, a special representative of the Chinese government on African affairs, will visit Sudan and South Sudan in the coming days to promote talks between the two countries, the foreign ministry said. After a rare intervention by Beijing, Khartoum's chief oil negotiator said exports would be allowed to continue, but the north would take a cut of the south's oil as "payment in kind" until an agreement on transit fees was reached. "China is concerned about recent tensions between Sudan and South Sudan, in particular the stalled negotiations over the oil issue," foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said as he announced the visit. "Maintaining normal oil production serves the common interests of the two countries."
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