Well it's about damn time! China has long resisted putting pressure on the Sudanese goernment for the mess in Darfur because they are the Sudanese largest trading partner.
"Our position toward Darfur is clear. We have exercised all possible efforts, political, economic and others and advised our Sudanese brothers to accept Annan's plan," Zhai said after meeting with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.
That may be the most hopeful statement I've read regarding Darfur lately.