China blames chaos in Middle East on United States’ ‘self-serving swashbuckling’
- America is the only superpower with real influence in the region, but its unilateral approach is at the root of the problem, assistant foreign minister tells security forum in Beijing
- Official also accuses other Western nations of applying ‘double standards’ on fighting terrorism
Speaking at the opening of the inaugural Middle East Security Forum in Beijing, assistant foreign minister Chen Xiaodong said a lack of justice and fairness, hegemony and unilateralism would only worsen the security crisis in the region.
While there were geopolitical, ethnic and religious reasons for the “chaotic situation” in the Middle East, the US should bear the bulk of the responsibility for it, he said.
“The US, as the only superpower that has significant influence in the Middle East … its self-serving, swashbuckling and unilateral Middle East policy is the prominent reason for the predicament in the Middle East,” Chen said.
Achieving stability and security in required justice and multilateralism, and all parties should promote cooperation to aid the region’s economic redevelopment, Chen said.