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China Hits Out At Japan Over UN Seat
Beijing (AFP) Dec 01, 2005 China suggested Thursday it does not consider Japan fit for a permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council, addressing the sensitive issue just days before a visit by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. "We believe that only countries that correctly face their history and dare shoulder their responsibility should play a bigger role on the international scene," foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said. "(Only that kind country) can win the trust and support of its neighbors and the international community," he told a regular briefing. Qin was responding to a question about whether China would discuss Japan's ambitions for a permanent Security Council seat with Annan, who will begin a three-day visit to China on Sunday. China is unenthusiastic on the issue of permanent Japanese membership, citing what it sees as Japan's reluctance to admit to its history of aggression in China and elsewhere in Asia in the first half of the 20th century. Japan's candidacy for a permanent seat at the Security Council was one of the key factors triggering massive anti-Japanese demonstrations in big Chinese cities in spring. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Nuclear Space Technology at Space-Travel.com
Bolton: UN Security Council Won't Expand
London (UPI) Oct 14, 2005Washington will not support the scale of U.N. Security Council enlargement that some member states are lobbying for, the recently appointed U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, said Friday. |
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