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“chinese People Responded To Nato's Call Not To Support Russia In Anyway by nurudeen181(m): 2:35pm On Mar 17, 2022 |
China has dismissed calls from NATO for it not to support Russia
in any way on Thursday, reminding the bloc it was its US-led forces
which bombed its embassy in Belgrade during the 1999 attack on
Yugoslavia.
“Chinese people can fully relate to the pains and sufferings of other
countries because we will never forget who had bombed our
embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. We need no lecture
on justice from the abuser of international law,” a spokesman for
the Beijing’s diplomatic mission to the EU said , responding to
remarks made by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
Branding NATO a “Cold War remnant,” the diplomat suggested the
organization needed to do some self-reflection to examine if it was
contributing to world peace and stability, with its expansion and
military operations.
Stoltenberg targeted China on Tuesday ahead of a NATO defense
ministers’ emergency meeting. He suggested Beijing should “join
the rest of the world in condemning strongly the brutal invasion of
Ukraine by Russia” and said that any kind of support for Moscow
now would help it “to continue to wage war which is causing death,
suffering and an enormous amount of destruction.”
“China has an obligation as a member of the UN Security Council to
actually support and uphold international law,” he added.
Russia’s attack against Ukraine, which it launched in late February,
was partially justified by NATO’s creeping expansion. Moscow said
it posed an increasing threat to its national security that had to be
eliminated after the US and its allies refused to deescalate the
situation peacefully. Russia also said it had to protect rebels in
eastern Ukraine from continued attacks by Ukrainian government
forces.
Beijing voiced support for Ukraine’s territorial integrity, but agreed
with Moscow’s rationale, saying that NATO’s European expansion
was clearly provocative. China refused to impose sanctions against
Russia and criticized nations that did so, calling such measures
illegal and damaging to the world economy.
An American B-2 bomber hit the Chinese embassy in Belgrade at
around midnight on May 7, 1999, killing three Chinese journalists
and injuring some 20 people. The targeting was done by the CIA,
which later claimed it wanted to provide coordinates for a nearby
military depot.
President Bill Clinton apologized for the attack, calling it an
accident.
NATO launched the 1999 bombing campaign against Yugoslavia
without authorization from the UN Security Council, where both
Russia and China vetoed all attempts. The military action was
justified by a need to protect rebels in Kosovo from continued
attacks by Yugoslav forces. 1 Like |
Re: “chinese People Responded To Nato's Call Not To Support Russia In Anyway by nurudeen181(m): 2:35pm On Mar 17, 2022 |
see how china dey take play game |
Re: “chinese People Responded To Nato's Call Not To Support Russia In Anyway by Truvelisback(m): 5:50pm On Mar 17, 2022 |
nurudeen181:They too don't like the U.S but the fear for their economy crumbling won't let help the Russians. |
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