Publication

This report first reviews the evolution of Chinese policy on South Sudan and the recent expansion of relations between the two. It then explores their mutual interest in economic cooperation and documents the growing presence of Chinese businesses in infrastructure and other commercial sectors. Finally, it reviews the role of oil as a centrepiece in relations with China, as well as a source of conflict: first by detailing the transition of Chinese-led oil consortiums from North to South, and then through an analysis of the uncomfortable position in which China now finds itself, drawn into an oil crisis and heightening war rhetoric between Sudan and South Sudan.