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The upcoming Olympics offer a unique opportunity to act on Darfur. This summer, China will host the Summer Olympics.  The Olympics represents the best of sport, competition and honor.  But China's complicity in the ongoing violence and bloodshed in Darfur threatens to cast a pall over those games.  China buys 70% of Sudan's oil and sells arms to Sudan which that government has used against its own people in Darfur.  China has steadfastly protected Sudan from any criticism or punishment.

President Bush accepted an invitation by China's President Hu Jintao to attend the Summer Games.  While Physicians for Human Rights is not calling for a boycott of the Games, we feel that President Bush could make a powerful statement by telling President Hu that he will not attend the games until the following conditions are met:

• China stops all arms sales to Sudan
• China speaks forcefully to Sudan and tells them to stop perpetrating violence in Darfur and stop obstructing the UN force

Send a letter to President Bush and tell him not to go to the Olympic Games unless China meets these conditions.

We look forward to watching all of the competitors go for the gold and are proud of America’s athletes. And we hope we can be proud of President Bush for sending a strong message to China against its complicity in the Darfur crisis.

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