President Obama has guaranteed unilateral security and prosperity for a potential South Sudanese state. There is currently a referendum between North and South Sudan. This guarantee is clearly meant to keep the North Sudanese state from intervening and reunifying the two. However, the terms of this guarantee have not been made clear as of yet.
The Chief of Communications for the President of South Sudan, James Wani Igga, says that they are "thankful for the protection of the most powerful nation of our times." However, Igga believes that North Sudan will not violate their agreement established in 2005. This agreement assures the mutual respect for "freedom and territorial integrity" between the North and South Sudanese. Igga stressed that they "do not aim to antagonize the North."
China has yet to comment on this issue, but this does not particularly concern Igga. He says that while they have invested much in the North Sudanese economy, China "respect[s] the self-determination of people around the world."
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