17 Sudanese attacked China workers safely transferred.

Camp of Wu ‘a Highway Project Department of China Hydropower Company. On January 28th, the project department was attacked by Sudanese rebels, and 29 China workers were kidnapped. Information photo This version of the picture is based on the website of China Hydropower Corporation.

Asphalt pavement construction of Sudan Wu ‘a highway. Information photo

　　29 kidnapped Sudanese workers are still under the control of anti-government forces and are in South China; The whereabouts of one abductee is unknown.

　　■ "The Chinese enterprise Sudan was attacked and more than 20 Chinese were missing" tracking.

　　Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency The Embassy of China in Sudan confirmed on the 30th that 17 China workers of China Company who were attacked a few days ago have been transferred to a safe place by Sudanese government forces.

　　In addition, 29 previously kidnapped China workers are still under the control of Sudanese rebels.

　　A total of 29 China workers were abducted.

　　A person in charge of China’s embassy in Sudan told Xinhua News Agency that China Hydropower Corporation was attacked by the anti-government armed forces "Sudan People’s Liberation Movement" (Northern Bureau) at a highway project site in South Kordofan, Sudan, and 29 China workers were kidnapped. Other personnel in the construction site scattered and hid near the construction site in time. Sudanese government forces then found 17 China workers and moved them to a safe place.

　　At present, the Embassy of China in Sudan and other relevant departments in China are continuing to communicate with the Sudanese side and actively rescue the 29 China workers who were abducted.

　　The embassy sent a working group to assist in the rescue.

　　China’s embassy in Sudan said on the 30th that it had sent a four-member working group to help the Sudanese government rescue 29 China workers who were abducted by local rebels.

　　An embassy official said that a working group consisting of three diplomats, including the Political Counselor, and a person in charge of China Hydropower Corporation went to Bailly, the capital of North Kordofan State, to meet 17 China workers who were safely transferred by Sudanese government forces. Subsequently, the working group will participate in helping to rescue the hijacked workers in China.

　　An official of China’s embassy in Sudan said that all communications between the kidnapped China people and the outside world were cut off. South Kordofan, where the attack occurred, borders South Sudan and is one of the most rampant areas of anti-government armed activities. Anti-government forces are mainly entrenched in the Nuba Mountains in the state.

　　There are 47 China workers on the construction site.

　　On the 28th, a highway project site of China Hydropower Corporation in South Kordofan, Sudan was attacked by the anti-government armed forces "Sudan People’s Liberation Movement" (Northern Bureau).

　　At the time of the incident, there were 47 China workers in the construction site, 29 of whom were abducted by anti-government forces, and the other 18 workers scattered and hid near the construction site in time. The Sudanese government forces then found 17 China workers who were not abducted and moved them to a safe place, but the whereabouts of one China worker are still unknown, and the Sudanese government forces are continuing to search for his whereabouts.

　　An official of China’s embassy in Sudan said that 29 kidnapped China workers are still under the control of anti-government forces.

　　■ reaction

　　The Ministry of Commerce issued a security reminder.

　　The Ministry of Commerce issued a message yesterday, reminding China’s relevant enterprises and personnel in Sudan to do a good job in safety precautions, pay close attention to the changes in the local security situation and ensure the safety of life and property.

　　"There is no problem in the capital." Mr. Liu, an employee of China Hydropower Company who works in Khartoum, said that the situation in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, is relatively safe and life has not had much impact. The Embassy and the Commercial Counsellor’s Office require Chinese companies in the Soviet Union to be vigilant and take various measures to ensure safety.

　　According to Mr. Liu, in Sudan, Chinese specially grows vegetables from China and supplies them to Chinese-funded units. South Kordofan, Sudan, which was attacked on the construction site in China, is located on the border between North and South Sudan. Usually, the living conditions of workers are quite good, and the company has uniform accommodation standards. Like Khartoum, the food we eat is also grown in Chinese and then delivered.

　　According to a senior official of a state-owned investment enterprise who once lived in Sudan, both state-owned enterprises and private enterprises in China have many projects in Sudan. In the area north of Khartoum, because of the low population density, the people are very comfortable and the social order is good, but there is always a conflict between herders and aborigines at the junction of the south and the north. According to its introduction, most of the state-owned projects are in the north, but they are gradually going to the south. The hydropower highway project in this accident belongs to the famous "Six Roads and One Bridge" project in South Kordofan, where there are many conflicts.

　　■ statement

　　"Beifangju or pressure the government by kidnapping"

　　In response to the hijacking incident, the reporter interviewed He Wenping, a researcher at the African Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He Wenping pointed out that this is a rare large-scale kidnapping of China workers in recent years. She thinks that the kidnapping is unlikely to be aimed at China workers, possibly for financial purposes, and it is unlikely to have much impact on China’s investment in Sudan.

　　Since the Northern Bureau has not indicated the purpose of kidnapping China workers so far, He Wenping analyzed two possibilities. First, it was politically motivated. Because of its anti-government armed nature, the Northern Bureau may have pressured the government by kidnapping China workers, so as to get the government to agree to some of their demands; The second possibility is the purpose of money, that is, kidnapping for ransom He Wenping also pointed out that because the kidnapping place is the focus of the conflict between the Northern Bureau and the government forces, it does not rule out the possibility that the Northern Bureau did not plan it, but just stole the China workers.

　　He Wenping pointed out that the hijacking incident raised a new problem for China’s overseas investment, that is, how to consider the security cost of outsourced projects, such as the construction of projects in a complicated country like Sudan, and the risk level naturally increased. He Wenping pointed out that although unstable factors increase the cost of engineering safety, certain strategies can be adopted to balance risks. For example, assess and investigate the risk areas in Africa, classify the risk levels, and observe the changes of local risk levels at any time.

　　■ progress

　　"Some robbed China workers were rescued" is not true.

　　On the 30th, members of the Sudanese delegation attending the 18th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa denied reports that 29 China workers kidnapped in Sudan had been partially rescued.

　　The member of the Sudanese delegation, who asked not to be named, said that 29 Sudanese workers kidnapped in the border area between Sudan and South Sudan are currently in South China, and the report that some of the kidnapped workers were rescued is not true. He said that the Sudanese side kept close contact with the kidnappers and would do everything possible to rescue the workers in China.

　　Earlier, foreign news reported that Sudanese government forces successfully rescued 14 China workers abducted by anti-government forces on the 30th. Our reporter connected Liu Zhenyong, spokesmen of the China Embassy in Sudan, and told reporters that the Sudanese military rescued 17 workers from China. These 17 workers were not the 29 abducted China workers, but other workers hiding near the Chinese camp. These people were not injured. For safety reasons, Liu Zhenyong said that the details of the rescue and the location of the rescued workers could not be disclosed.

　　He said that at present, the embassy is closely carrying out search and rescue work, actively contacting relevant Sudanese departments, and will disclose the progress to the outside world in a timely manner, but can not disclose specific details for the time being.

　　Armed groups promised to release China workers.

　　In the early morning of January 30th, Beijing time, Yasser arman, secretary general of Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (Northern Bureau), an anti-government armed force in Sudan, said in an interview with CNTV reporter that Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (Northern Bureau) would never oppose China and Chinese, and guarantee the safety of China workers and release them.

　　Arman also said: "We are a force for peace, stability and global coexistence. The leadership of Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (Northern Bureau) and myself — — The Secretary-General and Chairman are doing their best to get accurate information about Chinese’s detention from our troops at the front line in South Kordofan. If China citizens are with the army of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (Northern Bureau), please rest assured that we will ensure their safety and release them. "

　　■ The kidnapping of China workers in Sudan.

　　On October 3, 2011, a PetroChina worker was killed by unidentified gunmen in South Kordofan, Sudan, and another was injured.

　　On October 18, 2008, nine employees of PetroChina were kidnapped by local rebel militants at a construction site in southwest Sudan, five of them were killed and four were rescued.

　　On March 26th, 2004, two China workers were killed by mobs in Sudan. They were pilots of Sudan Project Department of Liaohe Oilfield Road Construction Company under China Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corporation.

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