苏丹历史上一直是阿拉伯胶的最大生产国，这种粉红色树脂最终用于可口可乐、M&M's巧克力豆、化妆品和药丸等许多产品中。
Sudan has historically been the top producer of gum arabic, a pink resin that ends up in lots of products like Coca-Cola, M&M's, makeup, and pills.
但自2023年以来，苏丹陷入内战，估计已有1400万人流离失所。战争毁了阿拉伯胶农民的生活。胶树被砍伐，对美出口下降。
But Sudan has been in the grips of civil war since 2023, which has displaced an estimated 14 million people. The war has devastated the lives of gum arabic farmers. Gum trees have been cleared, and exports to the US have dropped.
随着西方公司现在转向苏丹邻国采购，专家表示，走私阿拉伯胶正在为内战提供资金，并可能用于准军事组织购买武器。
With Western companies now looking to Sudan's neighbors to source it, experts say smuggled gum arabic is funding the civil war and likely the purchase of weapons by paramilitary groups.