There is no doubt that appalling suffering continues to take place in Darfur, and no doubt that China has given support to the Sudanese government at crucial moments.

But it is thoroughly simplistic to focus solely on the role of China. Both the US and China covet influence in Sudan as part of the new “scramble for Africa” which is taking place over natural resources, political influence and strategic territory.

Both imperial powers are far more interested in such factors than in the plight of Darfur’s people. Yet Spielberg does not even begin to question the US’s role in Africa.

不过，将达尔富尔问题仅归咎于中国也过于简单化了。美国和中国都希望对苏丹有影响力，可是，斯皮尔伯格却没有对美国在非洲的角色提出任何质疑。