In an article written recently, Mrs. Louise Blouin MacBain, founder and chairwoman of the Global Creative Leadership Summit, repudiated film director Steven Spielberg for connecting the Darfur issue with 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Blouin MacBain, also a renowned publisher, said that Spielberg's act was both "unfair and unsound".
The famous Hollywood director Spielberg publicly announced his resignation as an artistic director for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on the grounds of a clash of "conscience".
She said, "China called upon Khartoum to allow a joint UN, African Union peacekeeping force into the region, and for greater cooperation from both the Sudanese government and anti-government forces with the international community to resolve the crisis."
Furthermore, China has also agreed with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to resuming broader talks with US and EU partners on human rights.
She added that these actions could be regarded as very active moves, which were advancing in a correct direction.
"I disagree with Spielberg for singling out China as the only culprit in the conflict and for the strong tactics that he has used. This approach is both unfair and unsound," said MacBain..
Spielberg's approach is unfair since while China does have financial interests in the region, yet it has only limited authority over Khartoum. Over the past months China has actually been pressing the Sudanese government to do more to end the conflict.
In addition, the United States and European Union have been unwilling to intervene in the region over the past five years. However, the United States has had greater diplomatic sway, so it should have more involvement in the region than any other nation.
It is unsound, since there are other atrocities and political battles that he could be more effectively campaigning against. These include American foreign policy in Iraq, detainee rights in Guantanamo Bay, the use of water-boarding as an interrogation technique by the US Military or the lackluster motivation by the US trade representatives to finalize the Doha Round trade agreement.
