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Dai Bing

lines on the record: 1,200
first: 2020-09-02
most recent: 2023-12-22
sittings or episodes: 198
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“With regard to mission drawdown and withdrawal, the relevant missions should strengthen their dialogue with the security authorities of the countries concerned and draw up orderly and responsible plans to prevent a security vacuum. African countries and the African Union have accumulated rich experience in security sector reform, resulting in the AU Policy Framework on Security Sector Reform and other achievements. China advocates an African approach to resolving African problems, supports African regional organizations in playing a leading role and encourages countries to strengthen experience-sharing to form synergies. The China-United Nations Peace and Development Fund has prioritized support for security sector reform in Africa in recent years.”
2023-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9285 (2023) · source
“The international community and the relevant United Nations agencies should actively provide constructive assistance and should focus such assistance on intelligence, early warning, emergency response, equipment and logistics, et cetera, so as to support African countries in improving their counter-terrorism capacities and ability to maintain stability. The United Nations missions in Central Africa, Mali, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and other countries have been tasked with supporting security sector reform. They should strengthen communication with the countries concerned and carefully develop support programmes, in accordance with Security Council mandates.”
2023-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9285 (2023) · source
“The disarmament and demobilization of former combatants is a challenge for security sector reform in many post- conflict countries. The Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo adopted a development perspective in tackling that challenge and have jointly developed and implemented a community- based disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme to help former armed personnel find livelihoods, thereby removing the profit motive for them to rejoin the armed conflict. That work must continue in the future. Thirdly, we should deepen the building of partnerships. Post-conflict countries face challenges, such as insufficient capacity-building and limited resources to promote security sector reform.”
2023-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9285 (2023) · source
“In many post-conflict situations, countries face security threats, such as armed groups, violent extremism and ethnic conflicts. A professional, efficient and dedicated security sector is an important guarantee for national development and construction. At the same time, security sector reform is a multifaceted and formidable task and cannot be achieved overnight. Security sector reform must be aligned with national development planning and the socioeconomic development level, coordinate with reforms in other areas, such as economy and the rule of law and require a balanced and adequate allocation of resources in order to gain lasting momentum and win the support of all parties. Increased investment in poverty eradication and sustainable development will help to provide more concrete material guarantees for security sector reform.”
2023-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9285 (2023) · source
“The Central African Republic has strengthened the deployment of local security forces to consolidate and extend State authority. Mali has actively implemented the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali and has promoted the integration of 26,000 former combatants. Such practices are in line with the political and security situation and the realities of the security sector in the countries concerned and are conducive to maintaining peace and stability in the relevant countries. Imposing the so-called common standards and best practices without regard for the basic national conditions and urgent needs of the countries concerned may be counterproductive and not conducive to building the security sector in those countries. Secondly, we should attach importance to integrating the two major issues of security and development.”
2023-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9285 (2023) · source
“China would like to share four points of view. First, we should adhere to the right direction of country ownership. The report of the Secretary- General of last March (S/2022/280) emphasized that country ownership is the basic principle of security sector reform and that countries have various histories, political environments and cultures and are at different stages of security sector development. Only by adapting measures to local conditions can reform be successful. South Sudan has made steady progress in implementing the security arrangements under the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan and has completed the first phase of the graduation of the necessary unified forces.”
2023-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9285 (2023) · source
“Mr. Dai Bing (China) (spoke in Chinese): China welcomes Mozambique’s initiative to hold this important meeting. We thank Assistant Secretary- General Zouev and African Union (AU) Commissioner Adeoye for their briefings. I welcome the presence of the Permanent Representatives of Slovakia and South Africa at today’s meeting. Security sector reform in post-conflict countries is an important task in consolidating peace and achieving development. During its term as a non-permanent member of the Council, South Africa pushed for the Security Council to adopt resolution 2553 (2020) on that issue. We should take this meeting, initiated by Mozambique, as an opportunity to explore effective ways for security sector reform and effectively improve the capacity of the countries to maintain peace, stability and development.”
2023-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9285 (2023) · source
“That has occurred repeatedly in recent weeks and does no good in terms of maintaining the unity of the Council and ensuring its effectiveness. We urge the relevant countries to demonstrate the impartiality and inclusiveness that are expected of penholders and to make genuine efforts to reach a consensus.”
2023-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9281 (2023) · source
“Such a mandate is likely to create new difficulties for UNMISS in carrying out its work and put more than 19,000 peacekeepers at risk. As a main troop-contributing country to UNMISS, China has strong reservations concerning that matter. It is not a privilege but a responsibility to serve as a penholder. Penholders should always remain objective and impartial, should fully take into account the views of the countries concerned and should address the legitimate concerns and demands of all parties. They should not dismiss or deliberately ignore other views, insist on placing national interests above the views of the countries concerned and the collective views of the Council, or even stop consultations to force a vote on a draft resolution when differences remain unresolved.”
2023-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9281 (2023) · source
“Such statements go far beyond the basic principles of peacekeeping operations and seem to establish UNMISS as a locus of power above the South Sudanese Government, transforming the United Nations peacekeeping force into a multinational force. Following firm requests by many parties, including the troop-contributing countries, the relevant controversial content was eventually revised, but there is still an overemphasis on the use of force as the preferred means of protecting civilians. In a side-by- side comparison, this resolution’s mandate on the protection of civilians also far exceeds the language of the mandate resolutions of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic.”
2023-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9281 (2023) · source
“The consent of the countries concerned, impartiality and the non-use of force except in self-defence or to fulfil Security Council mandates are fundamental principles of peacekeeping, which cannot be transgressed. Surprisingly, the initial draft text explicitly called for offensive action by UNMISS and provided for the Mission to take all necessary measures to engage any actor credibly preparing to launch attacks or engaging in attacks against civilians, including the Government of South Sudan and its proxies. It also provided for UNMISS to execute its mandate without the prior consent of the Government of South Sudan.”
2023-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9281 (2023) · source
“It is difficult for us to understand why such a proposal to encourage useful and concrete efforts to help South Sudan to meet the challenges of climate change was rejected. Fourthly, the protection of civilians is an important task of UNMISS. Peacekeepers from dozens of countries, including China, have worked tirelessly and even sacrificed their lives to that end. At the same time, in authorizing peacekeeping mandates, the Security Council must bear in mind that the country concerned has the primary responsibility to protect civilians. The task of a peacekeeping mission is not to replace the Government of the country concerned, but to help it to strengthen its capacity-building and support it in fulfilling its responsibility to protect civilians.”
2023-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9281 (2023) · source
“In making demands and imposing conditions regarding such issues without South Sudan’s consent, the resolution clearly exceeds normal and reasonable limits. Thirdly, South Sudan is one of the countries hardest hit by climate shocks. The international community should focus on helping South Sudan to strengthen capacity-building and enhance climate resilience. During the consultations, China repeatedly requested the inclusion of text calling on the international community, particularly developed countries, to step up actions and support, including funding, capacity- building and technology transfer, to improve South Sudan’s ability to adapt and reduce its vulnerability to the impacts of climate change. That text was supported by the African members as soon as it was proposed.”
2023-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9281 (2023) · source
“However, the resolution is harshly worded and unbalanced in content, and blames communal conflict in South Sudan on violence at the national level and corruption by civil war actors in the capital. Such accusations are clearly not objective. Despite China’s repeated requests for revisions, the overall tone of the resolution remains, regrettably, negative. Secondly, issues such as elections, finances and resource management are internal affairs for any country. The Security Council should express its views on such issues based on the principle of non-interference in internal affairs. It is up to the Government and the people of South Sudan to decide how to conduct elections in the country, allocate financial resources and sell oil resources.”
2023-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9281 (2023) · source
“Regrettably, elements of resolution 2677 (2023), just adopted by the Security Council, put one-sided pressure on South Sudan. The mandate entrusted to UNMISS fails to fully take into account the situation on the ground and is mixed with the political self-interest of some countries. China therefore had to abstain in the voting. I would like to make the following clarifications. First, South Sudan is the newest State Member of the United Nations. It has experienced years of war and has a weak development foundation. The international community should take an objective view of South Sudan’s development stage and the difficulties and challenges that it faces in improving its governance and should offer South Sudan the necessary patience and encouragement.”
2023-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9281 (2023) · source
“Mr. Dai Bing (China) (spoke in Chinese): China commends the tremendous work being done by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to maintain peace and stability and to help expedite nation-building in the country. Since the establishment of UNMISS in 2011, as a key troop-contributing country, China has sent nine peacekeeping infantry battalions and 13 peacekeeping engineering and medical teams to South Sudan, where Chinese Blue Helmets made the ultimate sacrifice. On South Sudan’s path to peace and development, China has always stood with South Sudan. We are will- ing to continue to actively participate in the work of UNMISS and make positive contributions to the reali- zation of peace and stability in South Sudan.”
2023-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9281 (2023) · source
“The Council should conduct periodic reviews of relevant sanctions and, once benchmarks are met, sanctions should be adjusted or lifted in a timely manner. We should use this discussion on the Sudan sanctions to reflect seriously on what measures to take to improve the design and implementation of Council sanctions.”
2023-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9278 (2023) · source
“In recent years, the controversial nature of the Council’s sanctions regimes has attracted increasing attention. Sanctions are an important tool entrusted to the Council by the Charter of the United Nations. Originally intended to create conditions for the political settlement of relevant issues, in practice they have increasingly become a substitute for diplomatic efforts — and even a means for political pressure on some countries. Individual members have also abused their penholderships to impose their positions on countries in the Council. All of that should not have happened, let alone continue. China once again calls for a comprehensive assessment of existing Council sanctions regimes and the formulation of clear and feasible exit criteria.”
2023-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9278 (2023) · source
“No assurance of the automatic lifting of sanctions was included either. This is hardly a sunset clause in its true sense. The resolution also endorses two benchmarks for the adjustment of sanctions. On its face, that appears to be a road map for the lifting of sanctions. In reality, however, it is neither realistic nor workable. China and some other members initially proposed discussions on the establishment of benchmarks with a view to creating conditions for the lifting of sanctions at an early date. But the Council’s discussions over the past two years led us to believe that certain members have no intention of lifting sanctions, but rather attempt to perpetuate sanctions by setting benchmarks that are too high to ever be met. The resolution proposed by the penholders does not address our concerns in that regard.”
2023-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9278 (2023) · source
“Regrettably, however, the first draft submitted by the penholder completely sidestepped that issue. During the consultations, that draft was rejected by Council members. The three African members of the Security Council — Gabon, Ghana and Mozambique — along with the United Arab Emirates, put forward a constructive proposal to incorporate a sunset clause specifying that the sanctions would terminate in February 2024. That could have been a compromise proposal to bridge the gaps. But the penholder dug in its heels and held on to its national position on the matter. The next iteration of the draft first proposed renewing the sanctions for 24 months, which was later revised to 18 months. All of that was contrary to the Council’s established practice with regard to extending sanctions.”
2023-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9278 (2023) · source
“The letter requests, in no uncertain terms, that the Council lift the sanctions immediately and without conditions. On 3 February, Qatar on behalf of the Group of Arab States; on 10 February, Egypt on behalf of the Group of African States; and, on 10 February, Pakistan on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation all sent letters to the Council positively acknowledging the remarkable improvement in the situation in Darfur and supporting the Sudan’s legitimate request for the immediate and unconditional lifting of the sanctions by the Council. That reflects the voice of justice among a broad part of the membership of the Organization. In those circumstances, the right course of action for the Council is to immediately lift the sanctions without conditions.”
2023-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9278 (2023) · source
“The fact that the Council’s sanctions against the Sudan are outdated and should be lifted, in the light of the improved circumstances on the ground, keeping those sanctions in place is not only untenable in the context of the country’s political and security realities, but also limits the Government’s security capacity, thereby negatively impacting its ability to maintain stability in Darfur, protect civilians and combat crimes there. On 27 January, the Sudan sent a letter to the Council describing the Government’s efforts to resolve intercommunal clashes and implement the National Plan for the Protection of Civilians in Darfur. The letter also lists the restrictions that the Council’s sanctions pose on the Sudan’s ability to maintain law and order in Darfur and to be deeply involved in international affairs.”
2023-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9278 (2023) · source
“Mr. Dai Bing (China) (spoke in Chinese): China abstained in the voting on resolution 2676 (2023). I would like to explain our position. The Security Council’s sanctions on Darfur, the Sudan, which began in 2004, were aimed at ending the armed conflict that broke out in Darfur and helping the Sudan return to peace and stability. With the help of various parties working in concert, the Sudanese transitional Government and the armed opposition signed the Juba Peace Agreement in 2020. The African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur completed its mandate and withdrew from Darfur at the end of 2020. Those positive developments point to a fundamental shift for the better in the situation in Darfur.”
2023-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9278 (2023) · source
“In providing assistance to and cooperating with South Sudan, we have always adhered to a people-oriented approach and set great store in livelihood-related projects that benefit the local people. We have just signed a new round of agreements with South Sudan on a number of well-drilling and water-supply projects, which we expect will provide improved water-supply facilities for local residents, leading to a better quality of life and increased agricultural production.”
2023-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9274 (2023) · source
“It is worth noting that, in recent years, some aspects of the UMMISS mandate have expanded to an extent that clearly goes beyond the competence of a peacekeeping mission, which could undermine the trust between the Mission and the host Government. We hope that the Security Council will concentrate on the core mandates of peacekeeping operations when discussing the draft resolution on the renewal of the UNMISS mandate, abide by the three principles of peacekeeping and set out realistic arrangements in the face of the most pressing tasks in South Sudan. China is a steadfast supporter of the peace process in South Sudan. We attach great importance to addressing the economic, social and humanitarian situation in the country.”
2023-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9274 (2023) · source
“The international community should focus on assisting South Sudan in its efforts to accelerate security sector reform, advance the deployment of the unified forces and implement the mandate on security arrangements pursuant to chapter II of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, among other things. The Council’s sanctions on South Sudan have restricted the Government’s security capacity to protect civilians and must be lifted immediately. UNMISS has made important contributions to peace and stability in South Sudan. As one of the main troop-contributing countries to UNMISS, China stands ready to work with fellow troop- and police-contributing countries to continue our unremitting efforts to advance the peace process in South Sudan.”
2023-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9274 (2023) · source
“Recently, we have seen an escalation of violence across many regions in South Sudan, including in Upper Nile, Jonglei and Equatoria states. The security and humanitarian situation there is worrisome. We call on all the parties concerned to immediately cease the hostilities and settle their differences through dialogue and negotiations. The Government’s deployment of security forces in the Nile corridor has helped to stabilize the local situation, fully demonstrating that the country’s security must be maintained by its Government.”
2023-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9274 (2023) · source
“The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the countries of the region have played an important role in the South Sudanese peace process. We note that the South Sudanese Government has submitted a request to the United Nations for electoral assistance, and we look forward to a clearer and more targeted electoral support programme to be agreed on between UNMISS and the Government of South Sudan. We also call on the international community to provide political, technical and logistical support to the IGAD- supported reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission and the Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mechanism in order to ensure their continued smooth functioning.”
2023-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9274 (2023) · source
“We encourage all parties in South Sudan to continue to remain politically engaged and to maintain a greater sense of urgency in the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement and the benchmarks set out in the road map, in order to ensure that the country is fully prepared for a smooth political transition, including the holding of elections. At this critical juncture, the international community should remain patient, provide South Sudan with greater support and encouragement, and take practical action to assist the country in resolving any difficulties related to the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement and the preparations for elections.”
2023-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9274 (2023) · source
“We welcome its enactment of key legislation, including the constitution-making process bill, as well as the graduation of the first batch of the necessary unified forces and the steady progress achieved in the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement. We also welcome South Sudan’s ratification of four international conventions, including the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which testifies to the Government’s commitment to civil rights. These efforts are vital to improving South Sudan’s national governance structure and to ensuring a smooth electoral process.”
2023-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9274 (2023) · source
“Mr. Dai Bing (China) (spoke in Chinese): Let me begin by congratulating Mozambique on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for March. I am confident that under your leadership, Sir, the work of the Security Council this month will be a success. I also congratulate Malta on its excellent work last month. I thank Special Representative Haysom and Acting Director Talahma for their briefings and welcome the presence of the Permanent Representative of South Sudan at today’s meeting. This year will be a crucial one for South Sudan as it implements the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan and advances the political transition.”
2023-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9274 (2023) · source
“The Syrian political process cannot proceed without a secure environment. The international community should adopt uniform criteria, in accordance with international law and Security Council resolutions, and crack down on all terrorist forces in Syria with zero tolerance. Relevant parties must stop conniving with, covering for and politically exploiting terrorist forces. The Permanent Representative of Syria, in his letter dated 19 February to the President of the Security Council, condemned the air strike by a relevant country on residential areas in Damascus on that day. China calls again for earnest respect for Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and a cessation of the illegal presence and military activities of foreign troops in Syria. The illegal plundering of natural resources must also stop immediately.”
2023-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9272 (2023) · source
“We urge relevant countries to immediately and unconditionally lift all illegal unilateral sanctions against Syria and stop artificially creating and worsening humanitarian catastrophes. China’s position on the Syrian political issue is consistent and clear. The Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political process is the fundamental way to resolve the Syrian issue. China welcomes Special Envoy Pedersen’s continued efforts, along the lines of a step- for-step approach, to facilitate dialogue, consultation and mutual trust among the factions in Syria. The earthquakes, as unfortunate as they are, can also be an opportunity to forge ahead jointly. It is our hope that relevant parties in Syria will rise above political divisions, build consensus faster and endeavour to hold the ninth session of the Syrian Constitutional Committee at an early date.”
2023-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9272 (2023) · source
“The concurrent humanitarian crises of earthquakes, a harsh winter and cholera outbreaks have immeasurably exacerbated the humanitarian consequences of unilateral sanctions. This month, some countries announced a temporary relaxation in their unilateral sanctions against Syria, which in a way reaffirms the severity of the situation. It is our hope that the relevant policy changes will be implemented as soon as possible to truly unfetter humanitarian agencies and effectively facilitate disaster rescue and relief efforts. It must be pointed out that, to address the systematic harm on the Syrian economic foundation and development capacity due to unilateral sanctions, neither temporary measures nor partial exemptions are enough.”
2023-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9272 (2023) · source
“That is a positive step by the Syrian Government to relieve people’s hardship in the wake of the earthquake, which shows both serious, genuine willingness to work with the United Nations and proves the United Nations ability to solve tangible problems on cross-border humanitarian relief through coordination with relevant parties. Such healthy interactions are to be encouraged. Regrettably, the cross-line delivery of relief supplies to north-western Syria is still impeded. We call on all parties to put the interests of Syrians first, maintain a constructive spirit, step up communication and coordination, remove all barriers and fully tap into the cross-border mechanism. Years of illegal unilateral sanctions have significantly worsened the economic and livelihood crises in Syria and brought its disaster-response capacity to its knees.”
2023-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9272 (2023) · source
“China appreciates all parties, especially the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, among Arab countries, for extending a helping hand to the Syrian Government and people, appreciates Under-Secretary-General Griffiths and Special Envoy Pedersen for visiting the areas hit by the earthquake immediately afterwards and mobilizing international support, welcomes the United Nations flash humanitarian appeal for Syria for disaster relief and hopes that assistance from all channels will be operationalized and synergized as soon as possible. China welcomes the Syrian Government’s decision to open the Bab al-Salam and Al-Rai border crossings, which are already in use, allowing more convoys into north-western Syria to continuously deliver supplies to the affected population.”
2023-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9272 (2023) · source
“Almost 20 non-Government emergency response teams headed to the earthquake-stricken areas. And China’s Red Cross Society provided the Turkish Red Crescent and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent with emergency cash assistance and relief materials. Moving forward, China will continue assisting Türkiye and Syria in line with their needs in overcoming the disaster and rebuilding their countries. When one country is in distress, all others rush to its rescue. Under the current circumstances, both bilateral assistance and the United Nations humanitarian appeal are urgently needed and should be welcomed and encouraged.”
2023-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9272 (2023) · source
“Mr. Dai Bing (China) (spoke in Chinese): I thank Special Envoy Pedersen and Under-Secretary-General Griffiths for their briefings and listened attentively to the briefing by Ms. Muhrez. China once again expresses its condolences to the peoples and the Governments of Türkiye and Syria for their grave losses in lives and property in the devastating earthquakes. After the earthquake first struck, the Chinese Government immediately launched the emergency humanitarian assistance mechanism and provided ¥40 million to Türkiye and ¥30 million to Syria. We have expedited food assistance to Syria, to be followed shortly by prefabricated housing worth ¥10 million. Chinese society has broadly mobilized, with the public making financial and in-kind donations on their own initiative.”
2023-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9272 (2023) · source
“Fourthly, we should fully support efforts to silence the guns in Libya. We welcome the fact that, under the auspices of Mr. Bathily, the 5+5 Joint Military Commission has held several meetings in order to promote ongoing efforts, including with regard to the implementation of the ceasefire agreement and the unification of the security agencies. All parties in the countries should remain engaged with the Commission in order to resolve differences and avoid actions that may escalate the situation. Foreign fighters and mercenaries are major challenges to Libya’s security. China welcomes the establishment of relevant coordination mechanisms between Libya and neighbouring countries and supports a swift withdrawal, in a balanced and orderly manner, so as to avoid increased regional security risks.”
2023-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9270 (2023) · source
“Thirdly, we must support the Libyan national reconciliation process. It is the only path along which the country’s wounds can be healed and consensus on reconstruction and development built. A high-level meeting on Libya was held during the recent AU summit where the decision was taken to support Libya in holding a national reconciliation conference. China highly appreciates the efforts of the African Union High-Level Committee on Libya, led by President Sassou-Nguesso of the Republic of the Congo. We look forward to the holding of a successful conference, which will inject new impetus into Libya’s political transition, as well as its security, stability, reconstruction and development. China supports the AU in playing a greater role and sharing its best practices in national reconciliation.”
2023-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9270 (2023) · source
“China commends him for his extensive and in-depth engagement with all parties in Libya after taking office. While attending a meeting of the African Union (AU) a few days ago, Secretary-General Guterres underscored that the United Nations remains committed to promoting Libyan-led and Libyan-owned solutions. The Security Council should support Special Representative Bathily in delivering on that commitment and scaling up his mediation efforts. The international community must support Libya’s political process, promote Libya’s political settlement and earnestly safeguard Libya’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The concerns of all parties in Libya must be taken into account and any externally imposed solutions that could complicate the situation in the country should be avoided.”
2023-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9270 (2023) · source
“At the same time, however, the parties in Libya have yet to reach agreement on key issues such as the constitutional basis for elections and the political deadlock continues. All parties in Libya must truly proceed from the interests of the country and its people and bridge the current political divide as soon as possible in order to create a political environment conducive to the reconstruction and development of the Libyan State. The top priority now is to step up consultations on the basis of previous dialogue outcomes and swiftly come to an agreement on outstanding points of divergence so that elections can be held as soon as possible. Secondly, we must support the good offices and mediation efforts of Special Representative Bathily.”
2023-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9270 (2023) · source
“Mr. Dai Bing (China) (spoke in Chinese): I thank Special Representative Bathily for his briefing and welcome the Permanent Representative of Libya, Ambassador Elsonni, to today’s meeting. In connection to Mr. Bathily’s briefing and recent developments in Libya, I would like to emphasize the following points. First, we must support efforts aimed at achieving progress in the political process in Libya. The momentum of dialogue and consultations among the various parties in the country has recently picked up speed. The House of Representatives and the High State Council held multiple rounds of dialogue, while Egypt and other countries in the region have played an active role in mediation.”
2023-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9270 (2023) · source
“With regard to the Ukraine issue, China has always stood and will continue to stand on the side of peace and dialogue. We are ready to work with all parties to promote a political solution to the Ukraine crisis and bring about peace as soon as possible.”
2023-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9269 (2023) · source
“Some of the parties concerned have resorted to unilateral sanctions and exerting maximum pressure, which will not solve any problems and will only undermine the stability of the global industrial supply chain and exacerbate the global food, energy and financial crises. We hope that the parties concerned will act responsibly and stop abusing unilateral sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction. The Black Sea Grain Initiative, and the memorandum of understanding signed by the United Nations and Russia on food and fertilizer exports, are very important in terms of ensuring global food security and should be fully, effectively and equitably implemented. The road to peace will not be smooth, but no matter how complicated the situation is, we must never give up hope for peace or abandon efforts for peace.”
2023-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9269 (2023) · source
“The international community should step up its humanitarian assistance, help restore civilian infrastructure and ensure basic livelihoods for refugees and displaced persons, with a view to preventing a larger-scale humanitarian crisis. At the same time, humanitarian operations should adhere in earnest to the principles of neutrality and impartiality and avoid politicization. Lastly, every country is responsible for the important task of promoting its people’s livelihoods and development. Efforts should be made to manage the spillover effects of the crisis. The Ukraine crisis has far-reaching ramifications, but developing countries are not parties to the conflict and should not have to pay an excessively high price for it.”
2023-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9269 (2023) · source
“The international community should jointly oppose armed attacks on nuclear power plants and other peaceful nuclear facilities, ensure strict compliance with the Convention on Nuclear Safety, among other instruments, and support the International Atomic Energy Agency in playing a constructive role in promoting the safety and security of peaceful nuclear facilities. Fifthly, the humanitarian crisis is worsening and should be proactively and properly addressed. International humanitarian law is a code of conduct that must be strictly observed in conflict situations. The parties concerned should avoid attacking civilians and civilian facilities, protect the vulnerable, including women and children, ensure humanitarian access and respect the basic rights of prisoners of war.”
2023-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9269 (2023) · source
“This morning Secretary-General Guterres called for giving peace a chance, and we call on Russia and Ukraine to resume negotiations without preconditions. Ukraine is not an arena for fights between major countries. No one should seek to benefit from the conflict at the cost of the Ukrainian people. Fourthly, it is imperative to ensure that the red line of nuclear security is never crossed under any circumstances. Nuclear weapons must never be used, and a nuclear war must never be fought. Faced with the risk that the Ukraine crisis could lead to an escalation of the conflict, major countries have a special and important responsibility to maintain communications and coordination and do everything they can to prevent a nuclear crisis.”
2023-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9269 (2023) · source
“To achieve long-term peace and stability in Europe, the Cold War mentality and bloc confrontation must be abandoned, and the legitimate security concerns of all countries must be taken seriously and addressed properly so as to build a balanced, effective and sustainable regional security architecture. Thirdly, conflicts have no winners. Launching diplomatic negotiations is the right way, and the only way, to resolve the Ukraine crisis. The international community should promote peace and talks with the highest sense of urgency and work to create enabling factors and platforms for a resumption of negotiations. Bringing the parties to the conflict back to the negotiating table is not going to be easy, but it is the first step towards a political solution.”
2023-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9269 (2023) · source
“Some countries, while emphasizing sovereignty and territorial integrity with regard to Ukraine, are blatantly interfering in other countries’ internal affairs and undermining their sovereignty and territorial integrity, putting their double standards on full display, and the international community sees that clearly. Secondly, if we are to facilitate a political solution to the issue of Ukraine, we need to pursue shared security. Security is not an exclusive right to be enjoyed by some countries alone. One country’s security should not be pursed at the expense of another’s. Strengthening and even expanding military blocs will only undermine regional security and will never bring about peace. Russia, Ukraine and the countries of Europe are neighbours that cannot physically move away.”
2023-02-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9269 (2023) · source