Chinese President Xi Jinping hits out against hegemony and decoupling at UN
- Xi tells UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that China will not tolerate any harm to its sovereignty or national dignity
- The UN General Assembly meeting has been overshadowed by bickering between China and the US
“But China will not tolerate any harm to its sovereignty, national dignity or development, and will firmly safeguard its legitimate interests and uphold the justice of the world.”
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In an apparent indirect criticism of the United States, Xi said unilateralism and hegemony would not attract support.
Xi said the pandemic had exacerbated conflicts in global governance and called for international efforts to improve geopolitical relationships, instead of creating new problems.
“There is only one system in the world, which is the global system with the UN at its core, and there is only one set of rules, which is the basic norms of international relations based on the UN Charter,” he said.