China says it cannot accept any country acting as a world judge or the world’s policeman
Chinese Premier Xi Jinping on Monday criticised ‘unilateral and bullying acts’ in global affairs, urging major powers to respect international law and the principles of the United Nations Charter. His remarks came after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was arrested by US forces.
Xi made the remarks during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in Beijing, according to state-run Xinhua. His comments came amid mounting international reactions to Washington’s pre-dawn military operation in Venezuela over the weekend.
“All countries should respect the development paths chosen by the peoples of other nations, and abide by international law, as well as the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, with major countries taking the lead in doing so,” Xi said.
Warning that the global order was under strain, the Chinese leader added, “In a world beset with changes and chaos, unilateral and bullying acts are severely undermining the international order.”
China has strongly condemned the US action, with senior officials asserting that no country has the authority to act as the world’s “policeman” or an “international judge”.
Earlier on Sunday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi voiced Beijing’s opposition while speaking at the Seventh Round of the China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue in Beijing.
“China always opposes the use or threat of force, as well as any imposition of one country’s will on another,” Wang said, noting that the international situation has become increasingly volatile and intertwined, with unilateral bullying “becoming increasingly severe”.
