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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7242016.stm
US film director Steven Spielberg has withdrawn as an artistic adviser for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
In a statement, he accused China of not doing enough to pressure Sudan to end the "continuing human suffering" in the troubled western Darfur region.
Beijing has not yet responded to the move, which correspondents say is its first big setback in staging the Games.
Mr Spielberg, who had been brought in as artistic adviser for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games, said the cause of Darfur was more important than his role.
Sudan, with its vast oil reserves, sells some two-thirds of its oil to Beijing.
In turn, Beijing sells weapons to the Sudanese government and has defended Khartoum in the UN Security Council.
US film director Steven Spielberg has withdrawn as an artistic adviser for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
In a statement, he accused China of not doing enough to pressure Sudan to end the "continuing human suffering" in the troubled western Darfur region.
Beijing has not yet responded to the move, which correspondents say is its first big setback in staging the Games.
Mr Spielberg, who had been brought in as artistic adviser for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games, said the cause of Darfur was more important than his role.
Sudan, with its vast oil reserves, sells some two-thirds of its oil to Beijing.
In turn, Beijing sells weapons to the Sudanese government and has defended Khartoum in the UN Security Council.
