[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1093 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1093

Calling on the President not to attend the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 
 Olympic Games in Beijing until China takes credible steps to persuade 
 Sudan to end the genocide in Darfur and allow full deployment of the 
            United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 9, 2008

 Mr. Capuano (for himself, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
  Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Lee, Mr. McCotter, Mr. McGovern, and Mr. 
 Olver) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Calling on the President not to attend the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 
 Olympic Games in Beijing until China takes credible steps to persuade 
 Sudan to end the genocide in Darfur and allow full deployment of the 
            United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur.

Whereas the Government of Sudan has been carrying out a genocide against the 
        people of Darfur since 2003;
Whereas, since 2003, more than 450,000 people have died from violent attacks, 
        disease, or starvation, and more than 2,800,000 people have been 
        displaced in this campaign of murder and devastation;
Whereas the United States House of Representatives and Senate each passed 
        resolutions on July 22, 2004, declaring that the crimes in Darfur 
        amounted to genocide;
Whereas the President of the United States declared on September 21, 2004, that 
        the horrific acts in Darfur constituted genocide;
Whereas, on April 18, 2007, President Bush delivered a speech recalling the 
        recent history of the conflict in Darfur, stating that ``the government 
        in Khartoum unleashed a horse-mounted militia called the Janjaweed, 
        which carried out systematic assaults against innocent civilians'' and 
        calling on the United States ``to continue to demand that the genocide 
        in Sudan be stopped'';
Whereas Government-sponsored attacks on Darfurian villages continue to this day, 
        and worsening violence has forced humanitarian organizations to shrink 
        or suspend operations, leaving tens of thousands without aid;
Whereas the United Nations Security Council passed a unanimous resolution in 
        July 2007, calling for a joint African Union/United Nations peacekeeping 
        force, the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), of 
        26,000 with a mandate to take necessary actions to protect civilians, 
        its personnel, and humanitarian workers;
Whereas as of February 2008, UNAMID has deployed an estimated 9,200, its 
        deployment slowed by continuous obstructions by the Government of Sudan 
        around the nationalities of the troops, communication, land for bases, 
        customs clearance, etc.;
Whereas, in January 2008, Sudanese Armed Forces attacked a UNAMID convoy, 
        wounding a driver and damaging several vehicles;
Whereas the People's Republic of China has invested more than $10,000,000,000 in 
        Sudan and is the major supplier of weapons, weapons technology, and 
        weapons engineering expertise to Sudan;
Whereas Sudan's oil exports to China more than doubled in 2007, and China 
        imports between 60 and 70 percent of Sudan's total oil production;
Whereas China is Sudan's most important economic trading partner, and, according 
        to the 2006 ``CIA World Factbook'', accounts for approximately 31 
        percent of Sudan's exports;
Whereas Amnesty International released a report in May of 2007 showing 
        photographs of Chinese-made military planes at airports in Darfur, which 
        violates UN Security Council Resolution 1591 forbidding any parties to 
        the conflict to import weapons into Darfur;
Whereas, according to a March 2008 report by Human Rights First, Chinese sales 
        of arms and weaponry to Sudan have intensified since the late 1990s, 
        including over $55,000,000 in small arms during the 2003 through 2006 
        period, 20 A-5C Fantan fighter-bombers in 2003, and six K-8 advanced 
        trainer aircraft in 2006;
Whereas the sale of Sudanese oil is furnishing the purchasing of advanced 
        weaponry;
Whereas H. Res. 422 unanimously passed in 2007 calling on the People's Republic 
        of China to publicly condemn the violence in Darfur, and stop selling 
        weapons, ammunition, and related military equipment to the Government of 
        Sudan and stating that China should suspend economic cooperation with 
        the Government of Sudan until the Government stops attacks on civilians, 
        complies with all UN Security Council Resolutions, and negotiates in 
        good faith with all parties to the Darfur conflict;
Whereas China has not in any meaningful way used its relative economic or 
        diplomatic influence with Sudan to force the Government to abandon its 
        policy of genocide in Darfur;
Whereas China will host the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing;
Whereas the Olympic Charter's fundamental principles highlight the importance of 
        ``promoting a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human 
        dignity''; and
Whereas the theme slogan for the 2008 Olympic Games is ``One World One Dream'': 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the United States House of Representatives calls on 
the President to not attend the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Olympic 
Games in Beijing until China--
            (1) persuades Sudan to end violent attacks in Darfur and 
        allow for the full deployment of the United Nations-African 
        Union Mission in Darfur; and
            (2) takes steps to stop arms sales to Sudan.
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