 For its part, China's stated policy in Sudan is to participate in international peacekeeping and diplomatic efforts while having "respect for [Sudan's] sovereignty and territorial integrity" and encouraging economic development .Team Darfur attempted to exert pressure on the Chinese government by associating the Beijing Olympics with China's involvement in Darfur.On August 6, 2008, China revoked the entrance visa of American former speed skater and inline speed skater Joey Cheek, Team Darfur's president and co-founder, hours before he was scheduled to leave for Beijing.