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Geng Shuang

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first: 2020-07-09
most recent: 2023-12-30
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“We also renew our appeal to all stakeholders to step up diplomatic mediation with a greater sense of urgency and to work together to create enabling conditions for an early political settlement of the crisis. China will continue to stand on the side of peace and on the side of dialogue and is committed to encouraging and facilitating peace talks and playing a constructive role in a political settlement of the Ukraine crisis.”
2023-12-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9524 (2023) · source
“We are deeply concerned by the long, drawn-out Ukraine crisis that is not over yet and by the unabated and raging flames of war that continue to cause untold harm at a time when the new year is just around the corner. There are no winners in any conflict or war. Conflict and war cause nothing but profound suffering to innocent people and tremendous damage to regional peace and stability and will only exacerbate the existing difficulties for global economic development, especially for developing countries in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. We renew our appeal to the parties concerned to respond positively to the international community’s call for peace, enhance engagement, expand their common ground and put an early end to the hostilities.”
2023-12-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9524 (2023) · source
“Mr. Geng Shuang (China) (spoke in Chinese): I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing. Yesterday, at the request of Albania and some other members, the Security Council held an emergency meeting to consider the civilian casualties resulting from the conflict in Ukraine. Today, at the request of the Russian Federation, we are back in this Chamber for another emergency meeting of the Council to consider the civilian casualties resulting from the crisis in Ukraine. This dense flurry of deliberations by the Council of the grievous attacks and civilian casualties when we are so close to the end of the year leaves us sad and distressed.”
2023-12-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9524 (2023) · source
“Our wish for 2024 is that the Security Council can better discharge its responsibility to maintain international peace and security; help reduce the flames and miasma of war, disputes and confrontations in our world; better practice true multilateralism so that there is more solidarity, mutual trust and cooperation among Council members; and better defend the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, with a view to bringing more equity, justice, peace, calm and hope to this world.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9523 (2023) · source
“We remain ready to stay engaged with all parties concerned and to work tirelessly towards a political solution. Assuming there are no more surprises laying in store, this is likely to be the Security Council’s last meeting of 2023. I would like to take this opportunity to commend Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates for their efforts and contributions in support of the Council’s work over the past two years. We also welcome the incoming Council members — Algeria, Guyana, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia, whose terms are to start in 2024.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9523 (2023) · source
“We urge the parties concerned to respond constructively to the international community’s call for peace, to strengthen engagement and to expand their common ground, with a view to putting out the flames of war as soon as possible. We call on the international community to ramp up diplomatic efforts, with a greater sense of urgency, and contribute positively to a political solution. In parallel, the international community should work together to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and provide the populations affected with additional assistance to help them get through the harsh winter and challenging times. China’s position on the issue of Ukraine has not changed. We did, do and will stand on the side of peace and dialogue. We have never relented in our commitment to encourage a negotiated peace and ending of hostilities.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9523 (2023) · source
“Mr. Geng Shuang (China) (spoke in Chinese): I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari for his briefing. The Ukraine crisis has continued to drag on with sporadic and destructive attacks. The war has exacted heavy casualties among innocent civilians, and many major civilian objects have been destroyed in the conflict, which China finds deeply worrisome and distressful. Since our first deliberations on the issue in the Security Council, China has repeatedly called on the parties to the conflict to exercise calm and restraint, abide strictly by international humanitarian law, respect the principles of necessity, distinction and proportionality and do everything in their power to protect civilians and civilian objects. I would today like to repeat our calls. There is no military solution to the Ukraine crisis.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9523 (2023) · source
“Fourthly, the crux of the protracted Palestinian- Israeli issue lies in the failure to implement the two-State solution and the failure to guarantee the fundamental rights of the Palestinian people. We advocate for the convening of an international peace conference that is larger in scale, scope and effectiveness so as to expedite the formation of a timetable and a road map for the implementation of the two-State solution. We support Palestine’s full membership in the United Nations and the early resumption of direct negotiations between Palestine and Israel.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9522 (2023) · source
“We call on all parties to effectively and fully implement resolution 2720 (2023) and look forward to the early establishment of a mechanism to ensure the safe and unimpeded entry of adequate humanitarian supplies into Gaza. Thirdly, Israel’s settlement activities in the West Bank and other occupied territories, as well as its continued escalation of raids, searches and settler violence, constitute a grave violation of resolution 2334 (2016) and erode the basis of the two-State solution. We urge Israel to uphold its responsibilities as the occupying Power, cease all settlement activities, curb the escalating settler violence and thoroughly investigate and hold perpetrators accountable for all relevant incidents.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9522 (2023) · source
“We urge Israel to immediately cease its indiscriminate military attacks and collective punishment of the people of Gaza and to provide the necessary conditions for humanitarian agencies to carry out their assistance work in Gaza. Secondly, the current humanitarian situation in Gaza is extremely dire, with life-saving supplies nearly exhausted, the medical system paralysed and social order on the verge of collapse. Tens of thousands of pregnant women are facing the threat of extreme starvation, and newborns are being deprived of sustenance owing to their mothers’ malnutrition. That is just part of the tragic, predictable and human-made catastrophe unfolding in Gaza. We welcome the appointment by the Secretary- General of the Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9522 (2023) · source
“Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said, the Palestinian people are being subjected to dehumanization. The international community must pool all of its efforts to promote a ceasefire, mitigate the catastrophe and save lives. First, the protraction of the war will only cause more casualties on both sides, exacerbate the obstacles to humanitarian assistance and undermine the prospects for a political settlement. There is no safe place in Gaza, and hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who have been repeatedly forced to move have nowhere else to go. Secretary-General Guterres has repeatedly warned that Gaza, under bombing and shelling, does not offer the conditions for United Nations agencies to carry out humanitarian relief.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9522 (2023) · source
“Mr. Geng Shuang (China) (spoke in Chinese): I thank the briefers for their briefings. More than 80 days have passed since the outbreak of this round of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and more than 2 million innocent people in Gaza have been plunged into an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. That is in spite of the fact that both the General Assembly and the Security Council have respectively adopted a number of resolutions strongly calling for a ceasefire, for an end to the collective punishment of the innocent people of Gaza and for compliance by the occupying Power with international law and international humanitarian law. Sadly, the blockade and siege of Gaza, the violence and the killing of civilians and the raids and arrests in the West Bank continue unabated. As Mr.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9522 (2023) · source
“It is our hope that, going forward, the Secretary-General will proceed with caution when it comes to the appointment of Special Envoys, continue to strengthen communication and interaction with the Afghan authorities and strive to find the right solutions. Afghanistan’s history in the past two decades has proven, time and again, that externally imposed solutions will end only in failure. The real solution to the Afghan issue ultimately lies with the Afghan people themselves. In that process, the international community should effectively communicate and engage with the Afghan authorities to provide support and assistance in a constructive manner.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9521 (2023) · source
“It is obvious that Council members now remain divided on the follow-up implementation of the assessment report and that the Afghan authorities, for their part, still have reservations on some recommendations. It therefore appears hasty for the Council to force through the adoption of a resolution, which could have counterproductive effects. China and the Russian Federation expressed those concerns in consultations and proposed constructive amendments to the draft text on relevant issues. However, they were not taken on board. It is deeply regrettable that we were forced to abstain in the voting on the text just now.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9521 (2023) · source
“We are therefore of the view that the Council’s follow-up to the independent assessment should also be taken in full communication with the Afghan authorities, while being respectful of their views, with decisions to be made after extensive consultations with various stakeholders. A forcible appointment of a Special Envoy, with disregard for the views of the country concerned, may lead not only to the Special Envoy being unable to discharge their functions, but may also heighten antagonism and confrontation between the international community and the Afghan authorities, which would be completely at odds with the message sent by the independent assessment to increase constructive engagement with the Afghan authorities.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9521 (2023) · source
“Mr. Geng Shuang (China) (spoke in Chinese): In March, the Security Council mandated the Secretary- General to conduct an independent assessment to promote coordinated positions and actions by the international community on Afghanistan. China thanks the Special Coordinator and his team for their work. We are of the view that the recommendations contained in the assessment report (see S/2023/856) are worthy of careful study. China has always maintained that when addressing hotspot issues, actions taken by the Council and the Secretary-General, including the appointment of Special Envoys, should be based on thorough communication with the countries concerned and be respectful of their views.”
2023-12-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9521 (2023) · source
“As Afghanistan’s neighbour, China has always actively supported its peaceful development and taken concrete actions to help the Afghan people and ease their suffering. We stand ready to continue our active participation in coordination and cooperation with Afghanistan within such frameworks as the coordination and cooperation mechanisms among Afghanistan’s neighbours, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization-Afghanistan Contact Group and the China-Central Asia cooperation mechanism, support the work of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and the United Nations positive role and work with countries of the region and the international community in general to help Afghanistan overcome its plight and achieve lasting peace and stability, as soon as possible.”
2023-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9515 (2023) · source
“The international community should urge and help Afghanistan to effectively combat terrorism and be determined to prevent Afghanistan from once again becoming a hub for terrorist organizations. As requested by Security Council resolutions, the Afghan authorities should take robust measures to prevent terrorists from using its territory to engage in terrorist activities that pose a threat to other countries. According to reports of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, poppy cultivation in the country declined by 95 per cent, following the drug ban, which deserves full recognition. The international community should provide Afghanistan with targeted support, such as alternatives to poppy cultivation and drug rehabilitation, among other things.”
2023-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9515 (2023) · source
“With regard to the follow-up to the independent assessment, the Security Council should consider the needs of the Afghan people and the expectations of the international community in an integrated manner and make its decision based on full consultations. The Council should adjust the sanctions measures in a timely manner and, in particular, reinstate the travel ban exemption on some Taliban officials to facilitate engagement with Afghanistan. Fourthly, we must bolster support for the Afghan authorities in their counter-terrorism efforts. Currently, terrorist forces in Afghanistan remain active and pose a threat to the security of Afghanistan and countries in the region.”
2023-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9515 (2023) · source
“As pointed out in the independent assessment on Afghanistan (S/2023/856, annex), the international community should have a clear picture of the political reality in the country, prioritize the interests of the Afghan people and maintain engagement with the country. Undoubtedly, the current political reality in Afghanistan is that the Afghan Taliban are governing the country. When engaging with the Afghan authorities, the international community must demonstrate good faith, set no preconditions, communicate with the Afghan Taliban in ways that are acceptable to them and strive for their understanding and cooperation.”
2023-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9515 (2023) · source
“The Afghan Taliban authorities should take concrete action to implement the requests made in Security Council resolutions and respond to the concerns of the international community. Meanwhile, we must see that the rights and interests of women and girls will not be realized in a vacuum. The international community should support Afghanistan in its peaceful reconstruction and economic recovery efforts so as to create more enabling conditions for guaranteeing the rights and interests of women and girls. We should refuse to oversimplify the issue into absolutes, or worse still, instrumentalize or weaponize it. Thirdly, we must enhance engagement with the Afghan authorities.”
2023-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9515 (2023) · source
“We again call upon the international community to take immediate action by stepping up humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, bringing warmth and hope to the Afghan people and not letting ordinary Afghans become victims of political considerations. We also hope that all parties will take a long-term view, increase development aid to Afghanistan and help the country restore the functionality of its banking system, establish basic economic order and better integrate into regional economic and trade cooperation and connectivity. Meanwhile, Afghanistan’s frozen overseas assets and interests should be returned to the Afghan people as soon as possible. Secondly, we must help Afghanistan strengthen the protection of women’s rights and interests. Afghan women and girls have the right to education and employment.”
2023-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9515 (2023) · source
“The Council has had frequent meetings on the Afghan issue, and the Secretary-General has appointed a Special Coordinator for the Independent Assessment of Afghanistan. However, the efforts of the international community have yet to produce notable results. To address the multiple challenges facing Afghanistan and effectively help the Afghan people escape their plight, we need to increase reflection and input and adopt a more flexible and practical approach to seeking integrated and systematic solutions. I would like to make four points. First, we must help Afghanistan respond to the humanitarian crisis. At present, more than 3 million Afghan children are malnourished, and more than 10 million people do not know where their next meal is coming from. Winter is upon us, and the Afghan humanitarian disaster will worsen.”
2023-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9515 (2023) · source
“Mr. Geng Shuang (China) (spoke in Chinese): I thank Special Representative Otunbayeva and all the other briefers for their briefings. As the year draws to a close, a year-end review of the Afghan issue will help us to summarize the experiences and lessons learned and start next year off right. Over the past year, the Afghan de facto authorities have governed actively. The economy has seen some recovery and, overall, the domestic situation has been stable. Yet Afghanistan continues to face severe humanitarian and livelihood crises. Issues related to the protection of the rights and interests of women and girls and the threat of terrorist forces, among other things, remain pronounced. The United Nations, regional organizations and Afghanistan’s neighbours have maintained their attention on the situation in the country.”
2023-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9515 (2023) · source
“In conclusion, let me reiterate, as a close neighbour of the peninsula and a responsible major country, that China has been consistently committed to maintaining peace and stability on the peninsula and to realizing its denuclearization, and it will remain active in maintaining stability and promoting talks. China will also play a constructive role in promoting a political settlement, the early resumption of talks and engagement between the parties and the realization of long-term peace and stability in North-East Asia.”
2023-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9514 (2023) · source
“Promoting a political settlement and enhancing solidarity and mutual trust is crucial to safeguarding the Council’s reputation. The draft resolution on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea jointly put forward by China and Russia focuses on the humanitarian front, which is relatively less sensitive. It is about showing goodwill and sending a positive signal. It is also about creating conditions and ramping up momentum for resuming talks and turning around the situation, thus facilitating a political solution. We call on those countries that have been demanding Council action on the peninsula question to seriously consider this draft resolution.”
2023-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9514 (2023) · source
“As long as the parties concerned can restart talks and work for the shared goal, the situation on the peninsula will remain stable and there will be hope for a political settlement. A certain country should face up to the cracks in the peninsula issue, discard the myth of exerting military pressure, put forward concrete, visible plans for dialogue and turn its remarks about unconditional dialogue into reality. Through practical actions, it can help advance the process of finding a political solution to the peninsula issue and thereby safeguard peace and stability on the peninsula. In handling the peninsula issue, the Council should aim at easing the situation and facilitating talks and negotiations instead of simply imposing sanctions and exerting pressure or making its voice heard for the sake of voicing its opinion.”
2023-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9514 (2023) · source
“Building mutual political trust and a favourable atmosphere is indispensable to the resolution of the peninsula issue. Current developments have fully proved that the efforts by a certain country to merely pursue stronger military alliances and increase deterrence and pressure will not help to resolve the problem. Such efforts are counterproductive and will trigger more problems and aggravate tensions, thereby making it harder to realize the goal of a denuclearized, peaceful and stable peninsula. The urgent priority now is for all parties to stay calm, exercise restraint and work together to cool down the situation and create conditions for the resumption of talks. History has shown us that dialogue and negotiation is the fundamental way to resolve the peninsula issue.”
2023-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9514 (2023) · source
“Mr. Geng Shuang (China) (spoke in Chinese): I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing, and I welcome the Permanent Representatives of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea to this meeting. At present, the Korean peninsula is witnessing ongoing tensions and intensified confrontation. That is not in the interest of any party and is something that China does not wish to see. China takes note of the recent launches by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. We also note the moves made by a certain country to provide extended deterrence to its ally, as well as its dispatch of strategic weapons to the peninsula. If this vicious cycle of aggressive assertion of power cannot be broken, I am afraid the peninsula could see further escalation.”
2023-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9514 (2023) · source
“As a permanent member of the Council and a party to the JCPOA, China has always been committed to upholding the validity of the agreement and the authority of the Council’s resolutions and has been working to promote a political and diplomatic solution to the Iranian nuclear issue. We will continue to take an objective and impartial position, stay engaged with the parties concerned and play a positive, constructive role in bringing the JCPOA back on the right track as soon as possible, thereby safeguarding the international regime on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and peace and stability in the Middle East.”
2023-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9511 (2023) · source
“China calls on all parties to act on the vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security; to uphold the principle of the indivisibility of security; to build a regional security architecture that takes on board the legitimate concerns of all parties; and to enhance trust- and consensus- building so as to create the conditions for lasting peace. Certain countries outside the region should set aside their narrow geopolitical self-interests, cease political manoeuvring and desist from the erroneous practice of deliberately creating hostilities and inciting confrontation in the region. Instead, they should make concrete contributions to the maintenance of regional security.”
2023-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9511 (2023) · source
“At this critical juncture, all parties concerned should refrain from linking the Iranian nuclear negotiations to other issues, using the Iranian nuclear issue to serve geopolitical purposes or taking any steps that might aggravate conflicts or escalate the situation. All parties should remain committed to bolstering dialogue rather than triggering confrontation, creating opportunities rather than crises and seeking cooperation rather than exerting pressure at will. Fourthly, against the backdrop of the intensified Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Middle East cannot afford to be shaken by another security crisis and must urgently see a fundamental shift from chaos to peace and stability.”
2023-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9511 (2023) · source
“China once again urges certain countries to stop applying double standards in the field of nuclear non-proliferation, actively support the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East and promote Israel’s early accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons as a non-nuclear- weapon State, as well as the placement of all of its nuclear facilities under IAEA safeguards. Thirdly, this year’s deliberations of the IAEA Board of Governors on the Iranian nuclear issue have, thus far, generally gone smoothly. While the Security Council’s restrictive measures on Iran’s missile programme have been lifted as scheduled, the Iranian nuclear situation remains sensitive and fragile.”
2023-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9511 (2023) · source
“China supports the European Union as the coordinator of the JCPOA Joint Commission and encourages it to continue playing a key coordinating role. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should follow the principles of objectivity, neutrality and impartiality, and engage in constructive dialogue and cooperation with Iran on safeguards and monitoring issues. Secondly, the United States, as the initiator of the Iranian nuclear crisis, should recognize its own responsibilities, demonstrate political sincerity, fulfil its commitments under the JCPOA and lift its unilateral sanctions and long-armed restriction measures against Iran and third parties without delay. The recent irresponsible statements by Israeli officials pertaining to the threat of use of nuclear weapons have heightened global concerns over the Israeli nuclear issue.”
2023-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9511 (2023) · source
“The current stalemate in the compliance negotiations is unsustainable. China therefore calls on all parties concerned to make critical decisions, demonstrating political wisdom and a stronger sense of urgency, in order to reach consensus as soon as possible on the resumption of the full and effective implementation of the JCPOA. In that connection, I wish to emphasize four points. First, the JCPOA is the only correct path to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue. All parties should cherish the hard-won results of the negotiations and, on the basis of the text from August last year, they must remain positive and flexible, address the legitimate concerns of all parties in a balanced manner and resume talks as soon as possible so as to return the agreement to the right track at an early date.”
2023-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9511 (2023) · source
“Mr. Geng Shuang (China) (spoke in Chinese): At the outset, I thank Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo; Ambassador Skoog, the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations; and Ambassador Frazier, the Permanent Representative of Malta, for their briefings. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is an important outcome of multilateral diplomacy, endorsed by the Security Council, and a key pillar in the maintenance of the international nuclear non-proliferation regime and of peace and stability in the Middle East. In the current context of heightened Israeli-Palestinian tensions and their spillover effects, the JCPOA has become increasingly important. As the old Chinese saying goes, a boat sailing against the current must forge ahead, or it will be driven back.”
2023-12-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9511 (2023) · source
“Regrettably, they were not reflected in the resolution. We hope that the members of the Council will maintain communication on this issue, demonstrate pragmatism and flexibility and strive to find a solution as soon as possible that meets the concerns of all parties, so as to support dialogue and engagement with the Afghan authorities in the next phase.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9506 (2023) · source
“In the light of the current situation, China believes that the Council should make timely 2/323-40702 14/12/2023Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist actsS/PV.9506 adjustments to the sanctions measures for pragmatic engagement with Afghanistan by the international community and to avoid any negative impact on development and the livelihoods of the Afghan people. As a first step, and based on past practice and the practice of all parties, the Council should resume as soon as possible the travel exemptions granted to some officials of the Afghan Taliban. China always maintains that travel exemptions are a necessary tool for facilitating dialogue and engagement, not a bargaining chip for pressure, and put forward specific proposals in the course of consultations.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9506 (2023) · source
“We appreciate the inclusion in resolution 2716 (2023) of a provision encouraging the Team to visit Afghanistan and to communicate with all Afghan parties. We hope that the Team’s visit will take place smoothly and as soon as possible. As stated in the preambular paragraph to resolution 2716 (2023), the Council should ensure that the sanctions regime effectively promotes peace and stability in Afghanistan and make the necessary adjustments in the light of the situation on the ground. The independent assessment of the situation in Afghanistan also made similar observations (see S/2023/856).”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9506 (2023) · source
“The international community should maintain a high degree of vigilance, adhere to solidarity and cooperation, abandon double standards and help Afghanistan to effectively combat all kinds of terrorists forces and resolutely prevent Afghanistan from once again becoming a hub for terrorist organizations. Based on that, China supports the renewal of the mandate of the Monitoring Team and voted in favour of it just now. We hope that the Team will strictly implement the Council’s mandate, closely follow up on the situation of the terrorist threat in the country and report to the Council in a timely manner. China always advocates for direct contact between the Team and the Afghan authorities and effective channels of communication.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9506 (2023) · source
“Mr. Geng Shuang (China) (spoke in Chinese): Afghanistan is at a critical stage of peaceful reconstruction. The international community needs to maintain its attention and commitment, strengthen constructive engagement with the Afghan authorities and help Afghanistan to emerge from its humanitarian plight, improve its economy and livelihoods, revitalize its development, improve human rights protection and integrate into the family of nations. The terrorist threat in Afghanistan remains serious, with the Islamic State, Al-Qaida, the East Turkestan Islamic Movement and the Taliban in Pakistan and other terrorist forces continuing to collude with one another and making waves.”
2023-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9506 (2023) · source
“Pragmatic and effective cooperation between the Mechanism and the countries concerned is crucial to the implementation of its mandate and the conduct of its work. Regarding issues including the tracking of fugitives, information sharing and the resettlement of acquitted and released persons, China hopes that the Mechanism will strengthen its communication with the parties concerned, enhance mutual trust, accommodate the parties’ legitimate concerns, draw on previous successes, find proper solutions and join in the fight against impunity. Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to express my thanks to Gabon, Chair of the Council’s Informal Working Group on International Tribunals, and to the Office of Legal Affairs for coordinating between the Council and the Mechanism’s activities.”
2023-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9502 (2023) · source
“Mr. Geng Shuang (China) (spoke in Chinese): China thanks President Gatti Santana and Prosecutor Brammertz for their briefings. In accordance with Security Council resolutions, the Mechanism should be a small, temporary and efficient structure, whose functions and size will diminish over time. During the reporting period, the Mechanism advanced its judicial activities in an orderly manner and completed court activities in all its core criminal proceedings. Hence, the Mechanism no longer has ongoing or upcoming trials or appeals proceedings in its core cases. China hopes that, on the basis of such progress, the Mechanism will continue to scale down its functions and size, rationalize its expenditure and continue to optimize the allocation of financial resources.”
2023-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9502 (2023) · source
“With the regard to the issue of war and peace, China’s position is very clear. We always stand on the side of peace and dialogue — be it with regard to Ukraine or the Middle East, conflicts in Africa or hotspot issues in Asia-Pacific. We all hope that the flames of war can be expeditiously quelled and that disputes can be resolved through political means as soon as possible. The international community should adhere to the vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security; advocate peaceful coexistence and promote dialogue and reconciliation towards a world of lasting peace and common security.”
2023-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9501 (2023) · source
“Mr. Geng Shuang (China) (spoke in Chinese): I thank the briefers for their briefings. It is in no one’s interest to prolong and complicate the Ukraine issue. Over the past year, the military spending of the countries concerned has increased dramatically reaching record levels. At the same time, more than 700 million people are threatened by hunger and more than 700 million lack access to a basic necessity: drinking water. A total of 2 billion people are facing various forms of economic hardship. Extensive inequalities, injustice and other cases that defy reason persist. Developing countries remain confronted with formidable obstacles on their journey towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. We call on countries to focus more on those issues and channel their finite resources and efforts to more meaningful goals.”
2023-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9501 (2023) · source
“We have always stood on the side of peace and dialogue and have always been committed to promoting peace talks with a view to achieving a ceasefire and an end to the war as soon as possible. Conflicts and wars have no winners. We call on all parties to adopt a calm and pragmatic attitude and to intensify their efforts for peace so as to stop the fighting as soon as possible. China will continue to work with all parties and work tirelessly to promote a political settlement of the crisis.”
2023-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9494 (2023) · source
“According to the forecasts of an authoritative institution, next year, global economic growth will continue to slow and will reach its lowest level since 2020. One of the major reasons for that is the severe impacts of geopolitical conflicts. I would like to underscore once again that the prolongation and complication of the Ukrainian crisis is not in the interest of any party, and that the international community should work together to minimize the negative spillover effects of the crisis, to maintain global food, energy and financial security and to ensure the stability and smooth functioning of the global industrial and supply chains. China’s position on the Ukraine issue remains unchanged.”
2023-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9494 (2023) · source
“Mr. Geng Shuang (China) (spoke in Chinese): I thank Assistant Secretary-General Jenča and Director Rajasingham for their briefings. The ongoing crisis in Ukraine has witnessed the massive destruction of large-scale infrastructure, and the progress on repairing it has been slow. Recently, Ukraine, Russia and other Black Sea countries experienced rare extreme weather conditions such as snowstorms, which have caused disruptions in transportation and the power supply and led to civilian casualties. China is deeply concerned about that. The international community and humanitarian agencies should step up their humanitarian relief efforts to ensure that the people affected in conflict areas can safely survive the winter.”
2023-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9494 (2023) · source
“We hope that the Team will, as requested, inform the Iraqi Government of previously shared evidence files as soon as possible. Iraq is at the forefront of international counter- terrorism efforts and has made tremendous sacrifices in the fight against Da’esh and in the recovery of territories occupied by terrorists and extremist organizations. The international community should continue to steadfastly support Iraq in beefing up its counter-terrorism capacity-building, combating terrorism, eliminating terrorist remnants and consolidating hard-won counter- terror achievements.”
2023-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9493 (2023) · source
“It is our hope that this request will be effectively implemented and the Team will consult fully with Iraq, formulate a practical and actionable exit strategy without delay and complete its withdrawal in a timely and orderly manner. UNITAD should also work to ensure a timely and systematic handover of all evidence to the Iraqi Government so that evidence can be turned into a powerful weapon to hold terrorists accountable, thereby completing the historic task of supporting Iraq’s accountability efforts. Recently, the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD) has reached an agreement with the Iraqi Government on the modalities of evidence-sharing with third countries. We welcome that.”
2023-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9493 (2023) · source