China supports and greatly appreciates Russia’s initiative to convene this open debate of the Security Council at the ministerial level. Resolving the conflicts in the Middle East and eliminating the threat posed by terrorism are essential to world peace and part of the responsibilities of the Secur…
This year marks the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. A distinguished thinker in modern China, Yan Fu, described the devastation caused by the war: “How sad that the air is heavy with the stench of war”.
Next year will be the seventieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War…
China supports the convening, on the initiative of the United States, of this Security Council summit on terrorism and the adoption today of resolution 2178 (2014). The resolution, which reflects the common will of the international community, should be implemented effectively and in a comprehensive…
This year has been an unusual one in China’s development. China’s new central collective leadership has put forward the concept of the “Chinese dream”, a dream of the great renewal of the Chinese nation, and it is leading the 1.3 billion Chinese people in an endeavour to fulfil the two centennial go…
The Syrian issue is a priority concern of the international community. In the more than two years, more than 7 million Syrians have been displaced from their homes, with tremendous losses in lives and property. In this Chamber, on many occasions the Council has discussed major issues involving war a…
I wish to congratulate South Africa on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month.
The Charter of the United Nations assigns primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security to the Security Council. In Chapter VIII of the Charter, the found…
