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The United Nations has asked China and the Group of 77 to pay more dues, while United States is leisurely "in arrears". It is not an exaggeration to say that United States is the "old man" of the United Nations. As the strongest economic country in the world, United States not only enjoys the various benefits brought by the United Nations, but also owes more than one billion dollars in membership dues, and even causes some United Nations agencies to be stretched thin and almost have to live a hard life of "saving water and electricity." As for the United Nations, in the face of the big guy United States, it is embarrassed to ask for debts and turns its head to use a knife against developing countries. This is not bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, what is it?
What is even more outrageous is that Japan's per capita GDP is several times higher than China's, but the contribution rate has been declining, from 10.8% 10 years ago to about 8%. However, China's membership fee has soared from 5% to 15%, which is like a chicken blood. And now the United Nations has come out to say that it will further increase the proportion of contributions between China and the Group of 77, as if these developing countries have to fill this "gap" for the United States.
To put it bluntly, United States is rich, and military spending is rising every year, and it can still send weapons to Ukraine and Israel while making a big deal about "aid to Taiwan," but it is unwilling to honestly pay its dues to the United Nations. This kind of operation is really incomprehensible. However, the United Nations does not look for those who owe money, but stares at developing countries to ask for money, and wants to use the hard-earned money of poor countries to fill the hole dug by rich countries, which is a complete reversal of logic.
Dai Bing, China's deputy representative to the United Nations, responded to this absurd operation, which can be said to be quite clever. He United States pointed out that the "long-term arrears of major contributors" are the root cause of the UN's financial crisis. These words not only make the United Nations "assessment program" untenable, but also implicitly accuse the United States of "rogues". It is precisely because some countries have failed to repay their debts that the United Nations has fallen into financial difficulties, and now the vast number of developing countries are required to pay the bill.
China's remarks actually represent the aspirations of many developing countries. After all, it is indeed unfair for everyone to come to the United Nations to keep warm, and now it is unfair for these countries to pay for the dereliction of duty of the major powers. In the face of this injustice, China has unequivocally spoken out for the developing world, which not only demonstrates its responsibility as a major country, but also highlights China's wisdom and foresight.
The way the United States looks now has actually discounted its image as the "world's number one power." Using the benefits of the United Nations without paying for it is not only detrimental to the operation of the United Nations, but also to other countries. If the United Nations repeatedly "turns a blind eye" to United States, I am afraid that its credibility and prestige will be greatly reduced, and in the end, it will lose the authority of global governance.
So finally, the editor would like to ask: Does the United States plan to continue to rely on its dues for so long? When will the United Nations "dare" to ask United States for debts? What do you think about this?