BEIJING: No country can act as the world’s police, nor can it claim the role of an international judge, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Spokesperson Mao Ning made the remarks at a regular news briefing in response to a query regarding the situation in Venezuela. Yesterday, the UN Security Council held an emergency meeting regarding the US military strikes on Venezuela, Mao said, adding that China’s representative stressed in his remarks that military means are not the solution to problems, and the indiscriminate use of force will only lead to greater crises.
China firmly supports the government and people of Venezuela in safeguarding their sovereignty, security, and legitimate rights and interests, and firmly supports regional countries in upholding the status of Latin America and the Caribbean as a zone of peace, said Mao. “We stand ready to work with regional countries and the international community to jointly safeguard peace and stability in Latin America and the Caribbean.”
She said China consistently advocates for all countries to respect the right of other peoples to independently choose their own development path, to abide by international law and the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, with major countries especially taking the lead.
China champions the vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, respects all countries’ sovereignty and territorial integrity, takes other countries’ legitimate security concerns seriously, and supports resolving differences and disputes peacefully through dialogue and consultation, she said, adding that this is China’s solution for global security challenges and towards universal and common security.
She added China stands ready to work with other countries to defend the authority of international law, reject the law of the jungle, oppose interference in countries’ internal affairs and jointly uphold world peace and stability. –The Daily Mail-CGTN news exchange item
