Chinese Diplomat: Sudan's Situation Is Very Complicated The Evacuation Is Carried Out Gradually

Views from the air by drones show smoke billowing above the Khartoum North Light Industrial Area, in Bahri, Sudan, April 23, 2023, in a stationary image taken from a video obtained by Reuters. (Reuters)

The shootings sparked the Sudanese conflict, precisely on April 15 after days of tensions. As a result, Sudan continues to heat up. The country is now beset by clashes between the military and paramilitary forces.

Most recently, the Chinese government has gradually evacuated more than 1,000 citizens from Sudan who are being hit by armed conflict.

"For efforts with various parties, most Chinese in Sudan have been evacuated safely in stages," said Chinese Foreign Ministry (MFA) spokesman Mao Ning in Beijing, Tuesday.

Some Chinese citizens were evacuated directly from Sudan and some through Sudan's neighboring countries.

According to him, until now the evacuation process is still ongoing.

"For Chinese citizens who are still in Sudan, we will arrange according to their wishes," the female diplomat said as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, April 25.

He considered the security situation in Sudan to be very complicated so that it became a challenge in itself when trying to evacuate Chinese citizens.

"We are doing our best to protect the safety of our citizens in Sudan and make careful plans for evacuation," he said.

Conflicts between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Fast Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group have resulted in fierce fighting, including tank fighting and airstrikes that have caused more than 400 deaths and injured thousands more.

Following the clashes in Khartoum, the Director General of the MFA Department of Consultative Affairs Wu Xi promised to make his best efforts to ensure the safety of 1,500 Chinese nationals in Sudan.