China can play a significant. perhaps even decisive. role in ending the genocide in Darfur and convincing Khartoum to negotiate a lasting peace accord. But will it? China has taken some steps in the right direction. It supported fhe deployment of a joint United NationsAfrican Union peacekeeping torce. and recently appointed a special envoy to Darfur. But rather than condemn the violence against defenseless civilians. Chinas envoy cited poverty as the reason for Darfurs suffering. Did poverty displace over twoandahalf million people into camps. Mr. Speaker? Did poverty force another half a million to flee the country and live in refugee camps? I visited some o1 these camps in eastern Chad. Mr.