China

The finance ministry reported that on 28 Jun 2026 in Port Sudan the finance minister and China's chargé d'affaires signed a protocol under which China forgave four interest-free loans totalling RMB 344,520,000, 'about 50 million dollars'; the Central Bank of Sudan and the China Development Bank are to settle the accounts. In September 2026 the interior minister led Sudan's delegation to the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum at Lianyungang and addressed the third China - East Africa ministerial meeting on security and rule of law (police press office, 6 and 10 Sep 2026), and the minerals minister signed a memorandum on technical cooperation with China's geological survey at the Tianjin mining conference (SMRC, 14 Sep 2026).

Why this grade

Grade A is for the fact that the page announced this. The page was identified as official by its name and content; no verification badge was detected.

Response

Chinese embassy page carried no contrary statement.

Country of origin of recently manufactured mortars, small arms, drone jammers and commercial drones seen with SAF (and RSF). No source accessed documents a wartime state-to-SAF transfer of major Chinese systems.

Response

Amnesty put its findings to named companies; only Shell Special Vehicles, The Armored Group, Sarsilmaz and Wail Shams Trading replied. No Chinese company or government response recorded in sources accessed.

Sanctions

None.

Listed by HSBA among SAF supporters (political). Unverified claim (Feb 2025) that Sudan would receive J-10CE fighters; Sudan Conflict Monitor says the SAF has acquired Chinese and Indian-made drones.

Why this grade

D (J-10CE); C (unspecified Chinese drones in SAF use)

Sanctions

None