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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, July 30 /Xinhua/ — By violating treaties, the United States is undermining its reputation and shaking the foundations of the world order, Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui said in an opinion piece published in the Russian newspaper Argumenty i Fakty on Tuesday.
“Under the slogan ‘Make America Great Again,’ the United States has been systematically abandoning international organizations, but its ‘greatness’ is built on the ruins of rejected commitments and broken treaties. The US’s ‘treaty-violating’ behavior not only undermines its own reputation, but also undermines the foundations of the world order and creates many threats. Like a stone thrown into a lake, /these actions/ have troubled the crystal clear waters of global governance,” the publication says.
Zhang Hanhui recalled that on July 22, a representative of the US State Department announced the country's withdrawal from UNESCO. Earlier, under the pretext of "protecting its own economy," the United States again withdrew from the Paris Agreement on climate change, significantly reduced funding for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, announced the liquidation of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the termination of more than 80 percent of its projects, which led to the halt of numerous poverty alleviation programs in Africa and Southeast Asia. To this we can add the closure of several national research institutes in the field of renewable energy and the suspension of the implementation of relevant initiatives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, motivated by "budget constraints," as well as the announcement of the suspension of funding and withdrawal from the World Health Organization and the cynical imposition of sanctions against the International Criminal Court solely because of the investigation of war crimes by American forces in Afghanistan.
The article emphasizes that by shutting down development projects with a wave of the hand, the US government not only deals a direct blow to the health and survival of the populations in the affected regions, but also risks provoking an increase in terrorism. “From making treaties to breaking them, the change in the direction of US diplomacy is not just a policy adjustment, but evidence of the decline of American hegemony. The wave of withdrawals from agreements and treaty breaks that has swept the world has exposed the true face of the US – selfish and short-sighted. By throwing off the burden of responsibility, Washington not only harms global interests, but also tramples its own reputation in the mud,” Zhang Hanhui said, adding that the US is exacerbating the global crisis of trust, “chilling the hearts” of even its allies and leaving partners at a loss with its unpredictable actions.
As the Chinese ambassador noted, unlike the irresponsible, unreliable, untrustworthy, immoral and word-breaking America, China's diplomacy sets as its lofty goal the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. "Cherishing trust, keeping one's word and fulfilling one's promises are the hallmarks of Chinese diplomacy," he said, emphasizing that a great power must live up to its status and assume great responsibility.
According to Zhang Hanhui, the greatness of a country is not measured by its size, might or “fist strength,” but by the scale of its thinking, breadth of vision and willingness to bear the burden of responsibility. China has consistently honored its political commitments in the international arena and fulfilled its duties in good faith. “Chinese President Xi Jinping has demonstrated strategic foresight and put forward three global initiatives aimed at promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind and bringing stability and certainty to a world engulfed in chaos and change,” the diplomat noted.
As the publication emphasizes, in an era of changes unseen in a century, no country can remain on the sidelines. Only cooperation based on mutual benefit allows us to solve problems, achieve success and implement large-scale projects. The Chinese ambassador called for an end to the selfish, short-sighted practice of breaking agreements and leaving organizations dictated solely by selfish interests.
“China is ready to work with the international community, including Russia, to unite the countries of the Global South, act as the standard-bearer of multilateralism, the leader of the green transformation and the creator of global governance, and together write a new brilliant chapter in the history of global cooperation and development,” Zhang Hanhui concluded. –0–
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