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1. “In Kigali and some other places I witnessed the Rwandese people rebuilding their homeland, and engineers and technicians from many countries, including China, working side by side with them. On the other hand, the wounds caused by the recent tragedy are far from being healed, and many destabilizing factors still exist - prominent among them being the millions of refugees and internally displaced people still living a miserable life and unable to return to their homes. The Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda have lived together and intermarried for generations. They share the same language and religion and have common cultural traditions, and they have set up many happy families through intermarriage.”

   1995-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3504 (1995) · source

2. “Mr. Li Zhaoxing (China) (interpretation from Chinese): The Chinese Government and people have been following very closely the developments in Rwanda. Earlier this month I made my first visit to Rwanda as a member of the Special Mission of the Security Council, during which I met with officials of the Rwandese Government and other personages and learned a lot from the Rwandese people. What I saw and heard in Rwanda is full of strong contrasts. On one hand, Rwanda is a beautiful and richly endowed land, and its people are industrious and talented. Having just experienced a tragedy of enormous dimensions, the Rwandese Government and people have already made some gratifying progress in restoring and maintaining social stability and in promoting national reconciliation.”

   1995-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3504 (1995) · source

3. “Considering the possible changes in Haiti's situation, and particularly the security situation following the completion of the deployment of the United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH) by the end of March, we deem it necessary that the Security Council should at that time reconsider such questions as the mandate and size of UNMIH, just as it reconsidered these questions for the peace-keeping operations in Georgia and Tajikistan and for some of the operations in Africa. We had therefore proposed a number of amendments in a constructive manner and had hoped that agreement could be reached in a spirit of consultation and cooperation. Regrettably, however, our reasonable proposal was not accepted. We must therefore abstain on the draft resolution before us.”

   1995-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3496 (1995) · source

4. “All along, China has supported the Haitian people in their efforts to achieve peace, stability and national reconstruction, which, we believe, will help maintain peace and stability in the region. We have consistently stood for the peaceful settlement of disputes and opposed the use or threat of use of force in international relations. Therefore, we had reservations on Security Council resolution 940 (1994). In order to support the Haitian peace process, however, we maintained a serious and responsible approach throughout the consideration of the Haitian question in the Security Council, and we properly handled related questions in cooperation with the parties concerned.”

   1995-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3496 (1995) · source

5. “Mr. Li Zhaoxing (China) (interpretation from Chinese): Recently there has been some improvement in the situation in Haiti. Life has gradually returned to normal; Government departments have begun to operate; and preparations for the elections are under way. These developments are inseparable from the efforts of the international community and of the Security Council, and we welcome them. At the same time, we have noted that, as the Secretary-General observes in his report, crime remains rampant in Haiti today; yet it is unlikely that a police force will be established very soon. Thus, there exists a security vacuum. This situation cannot but cause grave concern.”

   1995-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3496 (1995) · source

6. “The Chinese Government and people will, as always, do whatever they can to help the Mozambican Government and people overcome the current difficulties and achieve economic and social development.”

   1995-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3494 (1995) · source

7. “While engaged in in-depth discussions of the Secretary- General' s "Supplement to an Agenda for Peace" (S/1995/1), people are summarizing the experience gained in ONUMOZ, which they hope will bring some inspiration and guidance to many other United Nations peace-keeping operations. In our view, the key to the success of ONUMOZ lies in the observance of the purposes and principles of the Charter and the adherence to the principles proven effective in traditional peace-keeping operations. That success was also dependent on the unswerving support of the international community, including that of the United Nations and the Security Council. The Mozambican people are now faced with the arduous task of economic reconstruction, which calls for constant strong support from the international community.”

   1995-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3494 (1995) · source

8. “The success in the Mozambican peace process has shown us that, even if there are numerous difficulties and hardships the conflicting parties can turn hostility into friendship and achieve the peace and stability to which the people ardently aspire, as long as, acting in their overall national interests, they have the necessary political will and persevere to achieve a political settlement through peaceful negotiations. The international community - particularly the United Nations and donor countries - has made tremendous efforts and put in enormous resources for the settlement of the conflict in Mozambique. China not only participated in the United Nations Operation in Mozambique (ONUMOZ), but also sent monitors to the elections in Mozambique.”

   1995-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3494 (1995) · source

9. “Qian Qichen, the Vice-Premier and Foreign Minister of China, is now visiting Africa. In his meetings with leaders of African States, he said that the disintegration of the bipolar world has made a huge impact on Africa, which greatly needs an environment of peace, unity and stability. China attaches importance to Africa and supports the just demands and reasonable stand of African countries in international affairs. This is just what we are doing at the United Nations, including the Security Council. Mozambique has now set out on the road of consolidating peace, the road of economic rehabilitation and reconstruction, following the successful elections and the establishment of a new Government.”

   1995-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3494 (1995) · source

10. “Mr. Li Zhaoxing (China) (interpretation from Chinese): At the outset, I should like to warmly welcome His Excellency Mr. Leonardo Simao, Foreign Minister of Mozambique, to today's Council meeting and to thank him for delivering a very important statement. The Chinese and African peoples share identical or similar historical experiences. China has all along been following closely the developments in Africa. We deeply sympathize with the conflict-torn African continent in the post-cold-war era and with its people for the suffering caused by conflicts. It has been an important component of China's foreign policy to support the African people in their endeavour to achieve lasting peace and strengthen friendly relations of cooperation with all African other countries. His Excellency Mr.”

    1995-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3494 (1995) · source

11. “It is also important that members of the Security Council improve communication and information exchanges with other United Nations Members. Of equal significance is the need for the President of the Council to exchange views with the President of the General Assembly and with the chairmen of regional groups and for the Council to conduct regular consultations with troop-contributing countries.”

    1994-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3483 (1994) · source

12. “It should therefore enhance its efficiency in accordance with the relevant provisions of the United Nations Charter to enable it to discharge more effectively its duties with regard to the maintenance of international peace and security. If this is to happen, however, it is essential that the Council take effective measures to make its work more transparent and democratic and, thereby, ensure strong support and cooperation from the general membership at all stages of its work. There are various ways and means of making the Security Council's work more democratic and transparent. The Council should not limit itself to a single method. Where necessary, there should be more public meetings so that the Council might hear an extensive range of Member States' views on a subject under consideration. That would be a good practice.”

    1994-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3483 (1994) · source

13. “Under the Charter of the United Nations the Security Council has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. In fulfilling this responsibility it acts on behalf of all Member States and must, therefore, be accountable to them. In this sense, democracy and transparency in the work of the Council will improve the general membership's understanding of its decision-making process, thus enhancing the authority of its decisions, as well as its credibility. Democracy and transparency are means of enhancing the efficiency and efficacy of the Security Council. This may be the post-cold-war era, but the world is certainly not tranquil. Intermittent conflicts and crises pose new challenges to the Security Council.”

    1994-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3483 (1994) · source

14. “Mr. Li Zhaoxing (China) (interpretation from Chinese): It is the consistent position of the Chinese delegation that the work of the Security Council should be transparent and democratic. Matters concerning the world should be settled by all countries through consultation, and those concerning the United Nations by all Member States through discussion on an equal footing. Making this happen is the democratization of international affairs. Today's discussion, at a formal meeting of the Security Council, of the question of enhancing the transparency of the Council's work is an indication of the desire of its members to make the Council more democratic. The Chinese delegation welcomes and supports this move.”

    1994-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3483 (1994) · source

15. “The resolution adopted today demonstrates the resolve of the Security Council to continue to support the Angolan peace process and the readiness of the international community to continue its efforts to help achieve national reconciliation and restore peace and stability in Angola at an early date, thus bringing it onto the track of reconstruction and economic recovery. In this regard, the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM ID) has done tremendous work and played an important role. The Chinese Government has been giving, and will continue to give, its full support. It is in this spirit that we voted in favour of the resolution just adopted.”

    1994-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3477 (1994) · source

16. “Peace and stability is the foundation of national stability and people's well-being. The determination of both parties in Angola to lay down their arms and set out on the road to national reconciliation conforms to the long-term and fundamental interests of the Angolan people as well as to the common aspirations of the international community. But the practical implementation of the Protocol calls for continued strong political will on both sides, whose pressing task is immediately to stop all hostilities in order to create conditions for national reconciliation. We call on the leaders of both parties to meet at an early date to settle their remaining differences through dialogue and make their contributions to lasting peace and stability in Angola.”

    1994-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3477 (1994) · source

17. “We are pleased to note that the Angolan Government and UNITA have, with the assistance of the United Nations and other parties, officially signed the Lusaka Protocol and agreed to a comprehensive cease-fire thereafter, which not only has brought hope for an end to the 19-year civil war, but is also of great significance to peace and stability in Southern Africa. While significant progress has been made in the Angolan peace process, we also note that military clashes between the two Angolan parties still take place from time to time and that the humanitarian situation there remains grave. Should this situation continue, the successful implementation of the Lusaka Protocol would be jeopardized and the Angolan peace process could fall short of success for lack of a final effort. This is not what the international community would like to see.”

    1994-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3477 (1994) · source

18. “Mr. Li Zhaoxing (China) (interpretation from Chinese): The Chinese delegation would like to welcome the Minister for External Relations of Angola to this meeting and to thank him for his important statement. We 10 would also like to welcome the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Beye. The Chinese Government has been following closely the peace process in Angola and deeply sympathizes with the suffering experienced by the Angolan people in frequent wars. We therefore support the two Angolan parties in their efforts to end war and to achieve national reconciliation through negotiations.”

    1994-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3477 (1994) · source

19. “We believe that that would only further aggravate the confrontation and would not be conducive to a final, comprehensive political solution to the problems in the region of former Yugoslavia. Based on our stated position on resolution 820 (1993), we have difficulties with regard to the portion of the draft resolution that seeks to reaffirm the relevant elements of that resolution. Therefore, the Chinese delegation will have to abstain in the voting on the draft resolution.”

    1994-12-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3475 (1994) · source

20. “Therefore, we urge the parties concerned to continue their patient negotiations to reach an appropriate solution. We can understand the concern of the sponsors of the draft resolution over the worsening situation in Bosnia. We can support the elements in the draft resolution that reaffirm respect for the territorial integrity of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Croatia, the need to ensure the safety of United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) personnel and the need to strengthen humanitarian assistance as well as to ensure UNPROFOR's unimpeded ability to perform its mandate. However, I would reiterate that we cannot agree to invoking Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter for sanctions in the region of former Yugoslavia.”

    1994-12-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3475 (1994) · source

21. “Mr. Li Zhaoxing (China) (interpretation from Chinese): First, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of your important post at this critical moment. I am convinced that, given your intelligence, experience and outstanding skill, you will successfully guide the work of the Security Council this month. I should also like to thank your predecessor, Ambassador Albright, for her successful conduct of the work of the Council during the past month. What concerns the Chinese delegation most are the peace efforts to solve the conflict in Bosnia, because, fundamentally and from the long-term perspective, the real hope for a solution to the Bosnian conflict lies in political and diplomatic efforts rather than in anything else.”

    1994-12-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3475 (1994) · source

22. “We agree that UNAMIR should do its best to protect United Nations personnel in Rwanda, but the Chinese delegation has always held that United Nations agencies should carry out their duties respectively according to the mandates entrusted to them by the United Nations Charter and that therefore the Security Council should refrain from involving itself in what essentially falls within the terms of reference of other agencies.”

    1994-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3473 (1994) · source

23. “We sincerely hope that the parties concerned in Rwanda will eamestly implement the relevant resolutions of the Security Council with a view to achieving national reconciliation through political negotiations on the basis of the Arusha Agreement. Only in this way can the Rwandese people enjoy peace and stability again. The Chinese delegation voted in favour of resolution 965 (1994). But I wish to make it clear that we have reservations about the elements in the resolution concerning human rights officers.”

    1994-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3473 (1994) · source

24. “The extension and expansion of UNAMIR's mandate by the Security Council in its resolution 965 (1994), which has just been adopted, has demonstrated the support of the international community, and the Security Council in particular, for UNAMIR to further its efforts of good offices to help achieve national reconciliation in Rwanda at an early date. The resolution has also emphasized that the international community should further support the Rwandese Government and encourage it to play a fuller role in creating the necessary conditions for the return of refugees. We appreciate the tripartite agreement recently reached by the Governments of Rwanda and Zaire and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on the repatriation of Rwandese refugees.”

    1994-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3473 (1994) · source

25. “Mr. Li Zhaoxing (China) (interpretation from Chinese): The Chinese delegation has all along supported the international community in its unremitting efforts to resolve the crisis in Rwanda and has been deeply concerned about the increasingly worsening security situation in the Rwandese refugee camps in neighbouring countries and sympathized with the Rwandese people in their sufferings. The United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) has made tremendous efforts to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Rwanda and promote its national reconciliation, thus winning acclaim and support from the international community, particularly from Rwanda and other African countries.”

    1994-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3473 (1994) · source

26. “We expounded this position when the Council adopted resolution 940 (1994), which authorized military action in Haiti. Still less should resolution 964 (1994), which has just been adopted, be understood as an affirmation of this so- called formula. As always, China will support the Secretary-General and his Special Representative, the Organization of American States and Latin American countries in their unremitting efforts to accelerate Haiti's peace process and restore its economy. We wish the Haitian people further progress in their continued efforts to overcome difficulties on the road to stability, peace and national reconstruction.”

    1994-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3470 (1994) · source

27. “On the basis of its consistent support for the efforts of the Haitian people to achieve lasting peace, the Chinese delegation voted in favour of Security Council resolution 964 (1994), which has just been adopted. The Chinese delegation wishes to put on record its reservations with regard to elements of resolution 964 (1994) concerning the multinational force. This force may have contributed to the establishment of a secure environment in Haiti. Our reservations are based on China's principled position concerning the peaceful settlement of disputes. China has consistently complied with the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter and opposed interference in the internal affairs of other countries and the use or threat of the use of force in international relations.”

    1994-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3470 (1994) · source

28. “Mr. Li Zhaoxing (China) (interpretation from Chinese): The Govemors Island Agreement has been implemented with some success since President Aristide's return to Haiti on 15 October 1994. The political situation in Haiti is moving towards stability. The security situation is improving, and people's lives are returning to normal. Progress in the Haitian political settlement is inextricably linked to Security Council support. We therefore support the Secretary-General's proposal that the advance team of the United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH) be gradually expanded to prepare and plan for the further role of the United Nations in the peace process.”

    1994-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3470 (1994) · source

29. “The international community and United Nations agencies, on their part, should fulfil the commitments they have made in helping the Salvadorian people overcome their difficulties so as to ensure the successful completion of the peace process.”

    1994-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3465 (1994) · source

30. “10 As a Chinese saying goes, "The future is bright, but the road is tortuous." There still exist some disturbing problems in implementing the Peace Accords, especially the failure to implement in time the programmes regarding land transfer and the reintegration of ex- combatants into society. As the Secretary-General has pointed out, these programmes and the reintegration are essential to the consolidation of the peace process. Failure or further delay in their implementation will most probably trigger serious chaos and destroy all that has been achieved in the peace process. We therefore call on both parties in El Salvador to translate political will into actions and enter immediately into negotiations for concrete solutions.”

    1994-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3465 (1994) · source

31. “It is on the basis of this fundamental position that we have been firmly supporting the Salvadorian people in their unremitting efforts to free themselves from the scourge of war and rebuild peace, as well as supporting the United Nations, particularly the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL), in its continued efforts to verify, at the request of both parties in El Salvador, the implementation of the Peace Accords, thus making their due contributions to the Salvadorian peace process. It is also on the basis of this fundamental position that the Chinese delegation voted in favour of the Security Council resolution just adopted to extend the mandate of ONUSAL.”

    1994-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3465 (1994) · source

32. “Mr. Li Zhaoxing (China) (interpretation from Chinese): The experience of the Salvadorian peace process shows that the good faith of the parties concerned in reconciliation and their political will to seek lasting peace are the keys to the settlement of conflicts. In this regard, the Government of El Salvador and the Frente Farabundo Marti para la Liberacion Nacional (FMLN) have set a good example. They have pledged time and again to fully implement the Peace Accords and issued a joint declaration for this purpose on 4 October this year. This has laid the political foundation for El Salvador's quest for a lasting peace, for which we wish to express our appreciation. Stability is a fundamental condition for a country's development. Peace, stability and development are the common aspirations of people all over the world.”

    1994-11-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3465 (1994) · source

33. “I wish to reiterate here that the Chinese delegation has consistently held that peaceful negotiation and consultation are the only appropriate means through which a lasting solution, acceptable to all parties, can be found on a fair and reasonable basis regarding the conflict in the former Yugoslavia, including Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. We therefore once again urge the parties to the conflict to cooperate with the international community and UNPROFOR and settle their dispute by peaceful means. We also hope that the international community will intensify its diplomatic and political efforts to create a favourable environment in the former Yugoslavia for peaceful negotiations to further the process of a comprehensive political settlement there. It should avoid taking any action that might further aggravate tensions.”

    1994-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3461 (1994) · source

34. “However, we wish to place on record our reservations concerning the mandatory actions authorized by invoking Chapter VII of the Charter in the resolution. We are of the view that the Security Council should be extremely prudent and cautious regarding the use of air power in Croatia. Air power should be used only for the purpose of self- defence - to protect the safety and security of UNPROFOR personnel and the civilians in the safe area. It should not be abused for any punitive and pre-emptive purposes. Moreover, in the use of air power, strict measures should be taken to avoid harming innocent civilians.”

    1994-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3461 (1994) · source

35. “Mr. Li Zhaoxing (China) (interpretation from Chinese): The Chinese delegation is deeply concerned and disturbed at the recent aggravation of the conflict in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially the bombing and shelling of the Bihac safe area, which has resulted in civilian casualties and endangered the safety of UNPROFOR personnel. We urge the parties concerned to respect the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to immediately cease fire and hostilities in and around Bihac, in order to prevent a further escalation of the conflict. The Chinese delegation voted in favour of the resolution just adopted because it is aimed at protecting the safe area of Bihac and the safety of the civilians therein as well as ensuring UNPROFOR's successful implementation of its mandate.”

    1994-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3461 (1994) · source

36. “On several occasions, the Chinese delegation has sent important officials to Palau to participate in the work of the United Nations with respect to that country. We respect the political choice made by the people of Palau concerning their country's political future based on their own free will and hope that the people of Palau will achieve new victories in their endeavour to safeguard their national independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity and in the cause of building up their country. The Chinese Government and people are willing further to develop the friendship between our two countries and our two peoples and to promote friendly relations and cooperation with equality and mutual benefit on the basis of the five principles of peaceful coexistence.”

    1994-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3455 (1994) · source

37. “Kuniwo Nakamura, President of the Republic of Palau, to extend, on behalf of the Chinese Government and people, warm congratulations to the Government and the people of Palau and to announce the Chinese Government's decision to recognize the Government of the Republic of Palau. The Chinese delegation wishes to take this opportunity to extend again its warm congratulations to the Government and the people of Palau and to express its appreciation for the efforts and contributions made by the parties concerned. Over the years, the Chinese Government and people have consistently supported the peoples of the Trust Territories, including the people of Palau, in their efforts for national self-determination and independence.”

    1994-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3455 (1994) · source

38. “After the termination in 1990 of the trusteeship over part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands - namely, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and the Northern Mariana Islands - Palau became the only remaining Trust Territory under the United Nations Trusteeship System. With the assistance of the United Nations, Palau held a plebiscite on its future political status in November of last year. The outcome of the plebiscite proved that the people of Palau were ready to terminate Palau's status as a Trust Territory and to achieve national self-determination and independence. On | October this year, the Republic of Palau was declared independent. On 30 September this year, His Excellency Mr. Jiang Zemin, President of the People's Republic of China, sent a telegram to His Excellency Mr.”

    1994-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3455 (1994) · source

39. “The principal task set forth in the United Nations Charter for the International Trusteeship System is to further international peace and security and promote the political, economic, social, and educational advancement of the inhabitants of the Trust Territories and their progressive development towards self-government or independence. Thanks to the long, unwavering efforts of the people of the Trust Territories and the international community, a number of Trust Territories have, one after another, terminated their trusteeship status and become independent and equal members of the international community.”

    1994-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3455 (1994) · source

40. “Mr. Li Zhaoxing (China) (interpretation from Chinese): The resolution which has been just adopted unanimously by the Security Council is of historical significance. It not only announces to the world the termination of Palau's status as a Trust Territory and the birth of an independent Palau, but also marks the fulfilment of the historical task entrusted to the United Nations Trusteeship System under the United Nations Charter. For this, we wish to express our welcome. The United Nations Trusteeship System was established under special historical conditions obtaining after the Second World War.”

    1994-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3455 (1994) · source

41. “We also hope that the parties to the conflict, in close cooperation with the United Nations Protection Force, will implement the agreements that have already been reached, thus creating mutual trust and giving new impetus to the search for a comprehensive political settlement of the question of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

    1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454 (1994) · source

42. “In this connection, all the efforts of the international community must be conducive to the promotion of a peaceful settlement and must avoid exacerbating the tension and conflict in the region. The co-Chairmen of the Steering Committee of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, the five- country Contact Group and others have been undertaking a series of diplomatic efforts to ease the tense situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and to find means of securing a political settlement. We hope that these efforts will be continued without let-up.”

    1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454 (1994) · source

43. “The Chinese delegation has always held that a durable peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina can be established only through a search, by way of consultation and negotiation, for a settlement that is satisfactory and acceptable to all sides. Any attempt to resolve the question by military means will only further complicate affairs and make the situation worse, rather than bring a solution closer. This would set back the political efforts to secure a comprehensive settlement. I wish to emphasize that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina should be respected by the international community. We support all the international community's peace efforts to secure a just, equitable and durable solution to the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

    1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454 (1994) · source

44. “Mr. Li Zhaoxing (China) (interpretation from Chinese): The prolonged conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina has wreaked grievous havoc on the peace and stability of that region and has visited dire misery on its people - especially the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Recently, the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina has further deteriorated, and the military confrontation between the parties to the conflict is intensifying. The Chinese delegation is deeply concerned by this turn of events. We are afraid that this state of military confrontation will adversely affect the peace process in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We urge the parties to exercise restraint and to implement a cease-fire and stop all other hostilities forthwith to prevent a further deterioration of the situation.”

    1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454 (1994) · source

45. “The Rwanda Government has expressed its desire for further consultations. This request, in our view, should be taken into consideration. Since this is an extremely important and sensitive issue involving many complicated elements, it is necessary for the Security Council to adopt a prudent attitude. It is therefore an incautious act to vote in a hurry on a draft resolution and statute that the Rwanda Government still finds difficult to accept, and it is also hard to tell what impact this may have on relevant efforts in future. Therefore, the Chinese delegation cannot but express its regret and has abstained in the vote.”

    1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3453 (1994) · source

46. “In order to make sure that this Tribunal will effectively punish those who are responsible for crimes, full cooperation from the Rwanda Government is required after the establishment of the Tribunal. Without such cooperation and support from the Rwanda Government, it will be difficult for the Tribunal to perform its duties in an effective manner. We have noted that, though the Security Council has made certain efforts to allay the Rwanda Government's concern with respect to the establishment of the Tribunal, the Rwanda Government still holds that there exist too many difficulties in the resolution and the statute for it to cooperate in a satisfactory manner with the international community in bringing to justice those who are responsible for crimes that seriously violate international humanitarian law.”

    1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3453 (1994) · source

47. “It was for the purpose of upholding justice and bringing to justice as soon as possible those who are responsible for crimes that seriously violate international humanitarian law - and especially on the basis of the urgent desire of the Government of Rwanda, the current unique circumstances in that country and the strong demand of the African countries and the international community - that China was originally prepared to give positive consideration to the Security Council draft resolution and the draft statute on the establishment of the International Tribunal for Rwanda. In view of the purposes and objectives of the ad hoc International Tribunal, the Rwanda Government's attitude and position on the establishment of such a Tribunal for Rwanda are of vital importance.”

    1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3453 (1994) · source

48. “At present people still have doubts and worries about the way in which an international tribunal is established by a Security Council resolution under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, and careful studies are still being carried out. In principle, China is not in favour of invoking at will Chapter VII of the Charter to establish an international tribunal through the adoption of a Security Council resolution. That position, which we stated in the Council last year during the deliberations on the establishment of an International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, remains unchanged.”

    1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3453 (1994) · source

49. “Mr. Li Zhaoxing (China) (interpretation from Chinese): China has followed closely the development of the situation in Rwanda and sympathizes deeply with the people of Rwanda in their suffering. We are strongly opposed to and condemn all crimes in violation of international humanitarian law, including acts of genocide. China is in favour of bringing to justice those responsible for such crimes. The establishment of an international tribunal for the prosecution of those who are responsible for crimes that gravely violate international humanitarian law is a special measure taken by the international community to handle certain special problems. It is only a supplement to domestic criminal jurisdiction and the current exercise of universal jurisdiction over certain international crimes.”

    1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3453 (1994) · source

50. “This would not only increase transparency and democratization in the Council's work and improve its efficiency and efficacy, but also - and this is more important- further enhance the authenticity of its decisions. The Security Council would thus be in a better position to fulfil the mandates provided in the Charter and to play a more constructive role in the maintenance of world peace and security.”

    1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3449 (1994) · source