SOUTH SUDAN PRESIDENT VISITS CHINA FOR TALKS!!

South Sudan's president is visiting Beijing for talks with Chinese leaders, while the United Nations Security Council is scheduled to hold a closed-door session on the conflict between Sudan and South Sudan.


President Salva Kiir is due to meet Tuesday with Chinese President Hu Jintao. During his visit he will also open a new embassy for South Sudan in China.


The U.S., China, and other world powers have called on Sudan and South Sudan to stop fighting and resume peace talks.


Sudan's president, Omar al-Bashir, said Monday there will be no further talks and that the south only understands the language of “guns and ammunition.”