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China has delivered HJ-73D anti-tank missile systems and assault rifles to South Sudan 1507142.
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| China has delivered HJ-73D anti-tank missile systems and assault rifles to South Sudan. | |||
China
is selling $38 million worth of HJ-73D anti-tank missiles, grenade launchers,
machine guns and ammunition to South Sudan’s government, even as
it pledges to help end a civil war in the country now on the brink of
famine. |
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 HJ-73 anti-tank missile system of Chinese army |
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China
North Industries Group Corp., the nation’s biggest arms manufacturer
known as Norinco, shipped a consignment of weapons to the East African
nation last month, according to marine-insurance documents sent to Bloomberg
by an industry representative and confirmed by the broker handling insurance
for the shipment. South Sudanese Defense Minister General Kuol Manyang
Juuk confirmed the purchase and said the consignment was ordered “well
before” he was appointed in July, five months before violence broke
out in the country on Dec. 15. The documents include a packing list that details the shipment of 9,574 automatic rifles, 2,394 grenade launchers, 4 million bullets for automatic rifles, 2 million rounds of pistol ammunition, 319 machine guns, 660 pistols, 20,000 rounds of 40-millimeter anti-personnel grenades and 4,000 rounds of 40-millimeter “heat rockets.” Another packing list, detailing goods worth $14.5 million,
includes 100 HJ-73D anti-tank weapons systems, 1,200 anti-tank missiles
and spare parts. |
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