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At UN, China calls for multipolarity, end to sanctions, ‘win-win cooperation’

At the United Nations General Assembly, China called for a multipolar world based on “win-win cooperation, not a zero-sum game.” Condemning illegal sanctions and “colonization,” Foreign Minister Wang Yi pledged to fight poverty and war.

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China used its platform at the United Nations General Assembly to call for a multipolar world based on peace and “win-win cooperation.”

Foreign Minister Wang Yi explained, “The path that China pursues is one of peace and development, not plunder and colonialization. It is a path of win-win cooperation, not a zero-sum game. And it is one of harmony between men and nature, not destructive exploitation of resources.”

Wang’s remarks at the General Assembly on September 24 were very measured and diplomatic. They could hardly have been any different from angry, aggressive, and accusatory speech given by US President Joe Biden.

Although he didn’t name the United States specifically, the Chinese foreign minister called for the end to its use of illegal sanctions.

“A few countries have arbitrarily imposed unilateral sanctions, cut off development aid, and frozen lawful assets of other countries. This is an unacceptable practice that must be corrected,” Wang said.

“China firmly supports the Cuban people in their just struggle to defend their sovereignty and oppose external interference and the blockade.”

Beijing emphasized the importance of the fight against poverty.

China “accounts for over 70% of the gains in global poverty reduction,” Wang pointed out.

And while the planet is facing many challenges, from economic difficulties to climate change to the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Chinese foreign minister argued “we are also at a time full of hope. The world continues to move toward multipolarity.”

Peace is the most important priority, Wang said. He urged a diplomatic resolution to the conflict in Ukraine, and in an acknowledgement of the role of the United States and NATO in fueling the crisis, Beijing warned, “He who instigates a proxy war can easily get himself burned.”

Underscoring its commitment to peace, the foreign minister noted, “China is the only country in the world that pledges to keep to a path of peaceful development in its constitution.”

“It is the only one among the five nuclear weapons states [the permanent members of the UN Security Council] that is committed to no first use of nuclear weapons,” he added.

Beijing stressed the importance of its relations with other formerly colonized nations in the Global South.

“As a member of the developing world, China will forever stand with other developing countries,” Wang said.

He added, “Our biggest strength will come from solidarity. Our best strategy is to stick together. And the only way forward is through win-win cooperation” and “South-South cooperation.”

Beijing also used its platform at the General Assembly to reject Washington’s attempt to replace international law with an ambiguous so-called “rules-based international order” – in which the US makes the rules and orders everyone around.

China instead emphasized the importance of “the UN-centered international system and the international order based on international law.”

Vietnam and Lao call for an end to the US blockade of Cuba

Many countries used their remarks at the UN General Assembly to call for an end to the illegal US blockade of Cuba.

Vietnam joined China in doing the same.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh stated in his UN General Assembly speech, “We stand in firm solidarity with the people of Cuba, and call for the immediate lifting of the unilateral [US] embargo against Cuba, contrary to international law.”

Vietnam emphasized that the “confrontational and zero-sum game approach must be eliminated.”

The Lao People’s Democratic Republic likewise echoed these calls at the UN.

Deputy Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith stated, “My delegation once again joins the overwhelming global call for lifting the [US] economic embargo on Cuba, and putting an end to all unilateral coercive measures [sanctions], which have caused more negative impacts on innocent people.”

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