China calls on US to stop hegemony

BEIJING: When asked to comment on U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent remarks saying some U.S. actions in recent years have undermined the world order, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying said she hopes to see Washington stop “forming circles.” “Recently, the U.S. side has – for multiple times – expressed its will to re-join certain multilateral organizations or agreements, yet we are still seeing America acting in hegemony although in the name of multilateralism,” Hua said on Tuesday in a regular press briefing.
Beijing hopes that Washington could live up to its promises, Hua added, urging strict adherence to the vows the U.S. made to the United Nations charter.
Washington announced its exit from various important international agreements during the tenure of former President Donald Trump, including the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris Agreement. The withdraw from the climate change deal on November 4, 2020 made it the only nation among nearly 200 signatories to abandon the global agenda on combating climate change.
“I know that some of our actions in recent years have undermined the rules-based order and led others to question whether we are still committed to it,” Blinken said at last week’s United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Multilateralism.
Separately, Chinese Foreign Minatory spokesperson Hua Chunying in response to a question said, the US, rallying a handful of countries like the UK and Germany, plans to hold the so-called virtual meeting on Xinjiang and falsely calls it a sideline event of the UN. This reminds me of the farce back in January this year when US Permanent Representative to the UN Kelly Craft, abusing her capacity, sneaked into the UN General Assembly Hall to make a video of virtual interaction with students in Taiwan. The US and the few countries it has assembled are abusing the resources and platform of the UN to smear and attack China to serve selfish political interests. This is a shameful travesty of the UN. I must point out that a handful of Western countries such as the US, the UK and Germany can by no means represent the UN, even less the international community.
–The Daily Mail-CGTN News exchange item