China Strongly Calls for Immediate Stop of Military Actions Against Iraq

People Daily (communist rag) ^ | 3.20.03

[Enemy Of The State]

China Strongly Calls for Immediate Stop of Military Actions Against Iraq

China strongly calls for immediate stop of military actions against Iraq, return to track of political solution to Iraq issue, Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said at the press conference Thursday.

The military actions against Iraq, carried out despite opposition from most governments and peoples across the world and bypassing the United Nations Security Council, violated the United Nations Charter and the basic norms of international law, he stressed.

China is very concerned about, and keeps a close watch on, this situation and Chinese government's position on Iraq issue accords with world people's strong aspiration for peace, according to the spokesman.

Kong Quan also said China will continue to call for world peace and will take actions with other countries to make the countries concerned stop their military actions in Iraq.

 

China's concern lies in three aspects

Firstly, China is concerned about the military actions that relevant countries have launched against Iraq, disregarding the strong hope and appeal of most countries and their people for peace and bypassing the United Nations Security Council, Kong said at the regular press conference.

China is also concerned about the lives and property of the Iraqi people and the profound influence the military actions may bring to regional and global peace.

The spokesman said in resolving the Iraq issue, China keeps in mind that the unity and authority of the UN Security Council should be maintained and the seriousness of the Council's Resolution 1441 and other previous resolutions upheld.

Among the 190-plus members of the United Nations, the overwhelming majority stand for a political solution of the Iraq issue, and so do most members of the Security Council.

China evacuated all its nationals, including diplomats and journalists, from Iraq and closed its embassy in Bagdad two days ago.

Kong said that the safety of foreign citizens and embassies in China "will be ensured", as the Chinese government attaches great importance to the safety of foreign citizens, embassies and organizations in China.

On Japan's support of the military actions against Iraq, Kong said China hopes Japan would be "very prudent" in participating inany military actions overseas.


 

[Enemy Of The State]

China didnt really think that their threat to Veto would stop us did they?

Bagdhad, then Beijing! Liberate the People of China next :)

[Mr. Silverback]

Title reminds me of the scene in A Few Good Men where Demi Moore lodges 4 or 5 different objections to the same point of evidence..."The defense strenuously objects..."

[Enemy Of The State]

ROTFLMAO!! Good correlation..

[The Wizard]

where is the concern of our brave man and women

[struwwelpeter]

China is concerned about the military actions that relevant countries have launched against Iraq

CHINA GETS IT!! PAY ATTENTION GERMANY, FRANCE!!

[freebilly]

The military actions against Iraq, carried out despite opposition from most governments and peoples across the world and bypassing the United Nations Security Council, violated the United Nations Charter and the basic norms of international law, he stressed.

Guess the use of slave labor and execution of political prisoners doesn't violate the UN Charter or international law, either....

[Joe Boucher]

Hey chi-coms, stuff it. Go back to making cheap poor quality consumer products to sell at target.

[Enemy Of The State]

China goes down with UN defeat

[goldstategop]

We need a lecture on force from the Butcher Of Tianamen Square. LOL!

[canuck_conservative]

I strongly call for an immediate end to China's military actions in Tibet.

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

If China is against it, it must be doing some real good.

[The_Sword_of_Groo]

I strongly call for the Chinese to stop putting too much MSG in my General Tso's Chicken.

I strongly call for the Chinese to start eating with flatware instead of kindling

[drc43]

Heard just a few minutes agon on Fox News that one of the missiles used today was a surface to ship missile...possibly Chinese.

Wonder what they might have to hide?

[knighthawk]

MAYBE WE WILL WHEN YOU COMMIES SET TIBET FREE!!!

[MortMan]

Yo, China - Instead of griping about Iraq, I think you'd best put your energy into reigning in the madman to your south. If the US has to roll over the North Korean wasteland, the steamroller just might have to keep heading north.

[KickRightRudder]

You watch too much TV--so do I.

[panaxanax]

I wonder what the United Nations Security Council will say when China invades Taiwan without their approval?

Boycott China.

[illumini]

Bagdhad, then Beijing! Liberate the People of China next :)

Rock on, brother! -"LOCKED AND LOADED in Texas".