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As one of the "P5", what is China's most prestigious "famous scene" at the United Nations? Joe's laugh?
Stop.
This is because after 50 years of vigorous development of socialist China's situation in the United Nations has long since completed the magnificent transformation from "hoarseness and no one pays attention" to "knocking on the whole audience with their hands"!
Famous scenes are frequent
By its very nature, there is no doubt that the United Nations is a stage for all countries of the world to raise and solve difficult problems. Since it is a stage, there is bound to be a "good show" staged every day.
As one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council that are deeply involved in the affairs of the United Nations, and as a fixed anchor within the United Nations, China has created countless "famous scenes" in the United Nations in the past year.
Beijing time on February 24, 2023, the first anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. In order to resolve the food crisis caused by the Russia-Ukraine war and the humanitarian catastrophe, the United Nations held a special meeting on this day, and there was a rare scene of double silence.
The discussion officially began with the fall of the gavel of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Malta, the representative of the rotating presidency.
Before the agenda of the meeting officially began, the Russian representative took the lead in questioning the UN's differential treatment of Russia and Ukraine.
"Why can the representative of Ukraine speak before the members of the Security Council? This is not in accordance with the procedure! "As the representative of the P3 countries, the Russian side set the tone for the discussion with a clear and highly targeted question.
The representative of Ukraine immediately took over the reins and, after speaking, in order to gain more advantages and sympathy in the international view, issued an initiative to "observe a minute of silence in memory of the victims of this aggression."
Because it was not on the agenda of the United Nations meeting, the sudden silence caught the participants off guard.
Even the nominal head of the United Nations, Secretary-General António Guterres, hesitated to stand up and finally stood up.
Then, the famous scene appeared - the Chinese representative, who is well aware that "the essence of the Russia-Ukraine conflict is a game between the United States and Russia", chose not to take sides and chose to sit firmly.
The Brazilian delegates on the side had already jumped up eagerly, but when they saw China's indifferent reaction, they immediately changed their attitude, sat firmly in their chairs, and emulated China.
What is Great Power Influence? This is great power influence! Don't be coerced by public opinion, let alone look at the faces of other countries!
The miraculous scene happened again, and the speech of the Russian representative "for all the lives lost in 2014" once again caused the delegates in the audience to look around.
To stand or not to stand? Guterres hesitated again, and then, his eyes looked to the side - note, it was not the United States, which considers itself the "hegemon of the world", but the reaction of the representatives of China!
The Chinese delegates stood up decisively, and the representatives of all countries stood up with their backs straightened as if they had been granted amnesty -- including the invincible United States, which also stood up reluctantly under China's "coercion"!
The 10-second show vividly illustrates the intricate relationship between countries, and at the same time proves China's pivotal position in the United Nations.
China is involved in the mediation of the Russian-Ukrainian war, and the mediation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is not to mention China's "famous scene".
The name of Gilad Erdan, the UN ambassador to Israel, must be familiar to many people.
By smashing the UN Charter and labelling the UN "Hamas," this ambassador has relied on the "arrogance" of the United States against Israel to run rampant in the United Nations.
is such a stingy character, but when he meets the Chinese representative, he is as docile as a sheep! What's going on?
On November 2, 2023, at a meeting of the Security Council on issues related to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Ambassador Erdan openly fired at UN Women because he was dissatisfied with the veto of a resolution in favor of Israel!
"You guys are so shameless! Shame on you, UN Women! "Unpleasant foul language, Ambassador Eldan opened his mouth to come.
The United States and its supporters are naturally indifferent to his rude and offensive condemnation, but China, as the rotating chairman, is not accustomed to Israel.
"Distinguished representative of Israel, you are perfectly free to express your different opinions, but please maintain the most basic respect for the workers of UN Women"!
The Israeli representative's gushing speech was interrupted, and when he raised his eyes to see that it was the Chinese representative who was in a hurry to find a headset, and his eyes instantly changed from murderous to extremely clear, he created another scene of China in the United Nations in the past year, and directly reflected China's growing influence in the United Nations and the world.
So the question is, from the hissing to the unnoticed, now the fingers knock on the table to shock the change of the audience, how did China do it?
Empathize with each other and treat each other with sincerity
Why is China so "popular" at the United Nations? Is it because of the growth of comprehensive national strength and the progress of weapons and equipment? In the past, Professor Ai Yuejin's sentence "Truth is only within the range of a cannon, and dignity is only above the blade of a sword" is indeed a proverb.
The combat strength of the three aircraft carriers has begun to take shape, the 29 heavy composite brigades are ready to go, the J-20 has been born, and the hidden bomber-20 is about to come out, and the exponential increase in military strength has made China gain the respect of more and more countries.
But is that all that is all that China's growing status in the United Nations is all about? The U.S. military is alone in the world, and the U.S. soldiers are all over the world, have they been respected by all countries from the bottom of their hearts? It's not so much respect as fear!
China's rise path is different from that of the United States. We have risen from the ground in peace and become a decisive force in defending world peace and participating in the development of the world. We have been able to turn around within the United Nations because of the Chinese nation's diplomatic attitude of "empathizing with each other and treating each other with sincerity"!
Since returning to the United Nations in 1971, China's "one-vote veto" has been used in Syria five times.
Because the war in Syria provoked by the United States has dragged on for 13 years, bringing about a massive humanitarian crisis, Syria, the inheritor of the splendid civilization of the two river basins, has been reduced to a blank land.
Does this scene sound familiar? The invasion of foreign powers, the loss of the country, the starvation, and the precariousness of the day. China has survived such humiliating and difficult days for a hundred years. As the saying goes, "I've been in the rain myself, so I want to hold an umbrella for others." ”
To sum up, why is China so famous at the United Nations today? Why do you gain more and more respect? "Grace and power" are indispensable.
Reference: Red Star News: 2023-2-25: Rare! There was a "double silence" ceremony in the Security Council