Beijing has called for Chinese companies operating in Sudan to increase their security measures after the weekend kidnapping of 29 Chinese workers by rebel forces in South Kordofan province.
While negotiators from Beijing and elsewhere struggle to mediate the bitter oil payment dispute between Sudan and South Sudan, the kidnapping illustrates the deteriorating security situation along the border between the two countries and the risk that the deadlocked oil dispute could turn violent.
“Chinese companies should closely monitor changes in the country’s security situation and take stronger precautions to ensure the safety of lives and property,” China’s Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Monday.
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