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Chinese Embassy in Sudan Activates Emergency Protocols, Orders Companies to Stop Work and Personnel to Take Shelter

by Eric Olander

The Chinese embassy in Khartoum on Monday activated its “safety emergency mechanism,” a set of protocols that ordered all “Chinese-funded institutions” to suspend operations and for personnel to take cover in response to the escalating unrest in Sudan following yesterday’s toppling of the civilian government.

The embassy, according to a report in the Global Times newspaper, also called on its nationals to stay off the streets. Food and other provisions are apparently being provided.

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