What are the specific aspects of energy cooperation between the Chinese government and Sudan?

The rapid development of the oil industry has first of all led to the development of Sudan's national economy. Over the past five years, the growth rate of Sudan's national economy has reached more than eight percent annually. The economic development and the improvement of people's lives have also promoted the political reconciliation process in Sudan. In the past two years, the Sudanese government has signed peace agreements with anti-government organizations in the southern, western and eastern regions of the Sudan, so that the domestic situation has basically stabilized.

Chinese-Sudanese energy cooperation has also extended to other areas. The first phase of the Jili power plant, which China helped build, has been completed with an installed capacity of 200,000 kilowatts, accounting for a quarter of Sudan's total existing installed capacity. The second phase of the project under construction will also have an installed capacity of 200,000 kilowatts, which will completely solve the power needs of Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. The Mellovey Dam project, constructed by China, with an installed capacity of 1.25 million kilowatts of hydropower equipment, will not only solve the problem of insufficient power supply throughout the Sudan when it is completed by the end of 2008, but also export some of the power.

Thirdly, Sino-Sudanese energy cooperation has substantially increased local employment opportunities, of which more than 100,000 people are directly employed. In the Sino-Sudanese Petroleum Cooperation Company's Party A unit, Chinese staff accounted for only 10 percent, while the Sudanese staff amounted to 90 percent. In Party B, the ratio of Soviet staff is also as high as 65%. The indirect employment opportunities generated by the development of the oil industry are even more significant.

China, while helping Sudan develop its energy and mining industries, has also helped train local business managers, engineers and workers, laying a personnel foundation for the sustainable development of Sudan's energy and mining industries. In addition, Chinese companies have built local roads, hospitals, water supplies and other supporting facilities, which have significantly improved the living environment of local residents.

China has helped Sudan develop its economy without attaching any conditions or taking the opportunity to interfere in the country's internal affairs, setting an example for the establishment of a new type of international relations.