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.


 

[hot august night]

The China double standard also exists with Mexico, as Michelle Malkin pointed out in a column recently. Despite Bush's kiss-up to Vincente Fox as Bush continues his treasonous and shameful refusal to protect our borders and defend American sovereignty, enabling 10,000 illegals a day to come over the borders and continue the destruction of our country, Fox is still flipping Bush the bird in his refusal to support the U.S. in Iraq. Michelle is right: Where is the massive outcry to ban tacos and enchiladas?

Mexico is causing far greater destruction to this country than France ever could -- at least France isn't invading us and destroying our way of life, and causing us to go bankrupt for all the social services their citizens are stealing -- yet the Mexicans get a massive free pass from the U.S. media, the government, and the public.

[Lake]

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

Wait a minite, see how the US deals with the N Korea first before you talk about the big time.

[Enemy Of The State]

I was being sarcastic. I seriously doubt that the US really wants to deal with China in that manner.

[gogeo]

China Strongly Calls for Immediate Stop of Military Actions Against Iraq

Yeah, that's gonna happen.

[Lake]

>>I seriously doubt that the US really wants to deal with China in that manner.

The US is repeatedly asking China to get involved, but China doesn't want to. Tell me how the US possibly can solve the problem without China. Yes, I mean either politically or militarily.

[RightWhale]

China doesn't want to

No resolution to the problem without China. As a civilized people, China must participate.

[Jim Noble]

Aw-and we were just startin' in to do good!