By Prensa Latina
Beijing : China denied being the biggest supplier of small arms to Sudan, as the US-based Human Rights First group recelntly claimed.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Qin Gang said Chinese arms exports to Sudan were limited, adding that his country has always been cautious with arms sales.
China always complies with the UN Security Council resolutions and has never exported arms to countries or regions under UN embargo, which is not even the case of Sudan,
Chinese laws ban arms sales to independent groups, said Qin, adding that the transaction is accompanied by a customer’s certificate that prevents veering to a third party.
The official reminded that the US was the biggest arms supplier to Third World nations in 2006, with 36 percent, followed by Russia (28 percent), the United Kingdom (11), Germany (6) and China (3).