On April 16, Fu Cong, China's new Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the UN Headquarters in New York, officially beginning to perform his duties, a situation that has attracted great attention from the international community. On the one hand, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, China has a relatively large influence and presence in the United Nations and the international community, and the appointment of any new representative and plenipotentiary envoy will become the focus of attention.
On the other hand, the current tension in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is continuing to deteriorate, the military contradictions between Israel and Iran are deepening, and the two sides are ready to fight at any time. According to official information, Fu Cong held a number of positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before taking up the post of China's permanent representative to the United Nations, the most notable of which was his appointment as head of mission and ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the European Union at the end of 2022.
These resumes are sufficient to show that Deputy Fu Cong has rich political experience, is able to deal with most unexpected situations, and effectively safeguard China's national sovereignty and legitimate interests. If nothing else, he will represent China at the Security Council to uphold the peaceful and stable order of the international community and defend fairness and justice. Before Fu Cong took office, Zhang Jun, the former permanent representative of China to the United Nations, had already resigned from Guterres and other representatives of other countries and returned to China. Since 2019, Zhang Jun has served as China's permanent representative to the United Nations, becoming the most high-profile presence in the Security Council. The attention here is not that the representatives of the United States, Britain, France, and other Western countries are unreasonable in their speeches, but that they speak out in righteousness. Whether it was the Ukraine crisis that broke out two years ago or the Palestinian-Israeli conflict that emerged last year, Zhang Jun made clear his objective and neutral attitude and position on behalf of China, and contributed his own strength to the ceasefire and cessation of hostilities between the two sides and the de-escalation of the situation.
Among them, the scene of the "confrontation between China and Israel" at the United Nations General Assembly was very impressive, when the United Nations representative pointed the spearhead at China in his speech, and the attitude was extremely bad, but Zhang Jun did not get used to it, and directly interrupted it on the spot, and used a heavy sentence to shoot back: "Israel has chosen the wrong object by treating China as an opponent." The representative of Israel was speechless. Zhang Jun's move not only fully reflects China's status and influence as a great power, but also makes the outside world clearly understand what it means to "have the dignity of a great power that brooks no provocation."
At the same time, the outside world has noticed that after Zhang Jun announced his resignation as a deputy, the attitude of the United States and Western countries has also changed. Representatives of the United States, Britain, France, and other Western countries, who had previously confronted Zhang Jun at the Security Council, took the initiative to say goodbye to him and sent their best wishes, spoke highly of and recognized China's adherence to principles and the promotion of solidarity and cooperation among all countries, and stressed that China is playing an important role in the United Nations.
It is worth mentioning that not long ago, China vetoed a draft on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict proposed by the United States at the Security Council, which is very rare, because after China regained its lawful seat in the United Nations, it rarely used a veto. However, this time, the Chinese side used its privilege to veto the US draft, indicating that the Chinese side does not agree with the contents of the draft.
In response to questions from the outside world, the reason given by the Chinese side is simple: the draft will have serious consequences, and China must exercise its veto power. The draft does not explicitly call for a ceasefire and an end to the fighting, but rather favors the Israeli side and makes a number of demands on the Palestinian Hamas forces. There is no doubt that this will not have any positive effect on restoring peace and stability in Gaza, and in that case, China must fulfill its responsibilities and obligations, and contribute to the peace in the Middle East while upholding the authority of the UN Security Council.