South Sudan will seek Chinese funds to build an alternative oil pipeline so that it no longer depends on the Khartoum government to export its oil, a senior official said, ahead of a presidential visit to Beijing.
Pagan Amum, lead negotiator for South Sudan, told the Financial Times that President Salva Kiir would raise the prospect of Chinese financing, days after fighting over an oilfield destroyed infrastructure and threatened to reignite war between Khartoum and Juba.
Mr Kiir will meet Hu Jintao, his Chinese counterpart, on a five-day visit that starts today. The tour might be critical to South Sudan’s economic survival.
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