Xi calls on China, Belarus to jointly oppose hegemony, champion int'l fairness, justice

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for joint efforts from China and Belarus to oppose hegemonic, domineering and bullying acts and uphold international fairness and justice.

Meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Beijing, Xi urged the two sides to further enhance coordination and cooperation within multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

Xi again congratulated Lukashenko on his re-election as the president of Belarus.

Noting that China and Belarus are true friends and good partners, Xi said the countries have always treated each other with sincerity and engaged each other with trust, as both sides enjoy an ever-growing friendship, unbreakable political mutual trust, and overall progress in cooperation across various fields.

China consistently views and develops relations with Belarus from a strategic height and a long-term perspective, Xi said, adding that China stands ready to work with the Belarusian side to promote the steady and long-term development of bilateral ties and mutually beneficial cooperation.

Lukashenko, for his part, said he is on his 15th visit to China, adding that he has truly felt the deep friendship showed by the Chinese side each time.

The Belarusian side thanks China for its long-term strong support and assistance, and maintains a high degree of trust in China, he said.

Belarus will unswervingly develop relations with China and actively promote bilateral cooperation, said the Belarusian president.

On international affairs, China stands firm in upholding multilateralism and opposing unilateralism, sanction and pressuring, setting an example for the rest of the world, said Lukashenko.

Belarus is willing to jointly safeguard international fairness and justice with China, he added.

Xi calls on China, Belarus to jointly oppose hegemony, champion int'l fairness, justice

Xi calls on China, Belarus to jointly oppose hegemony, champion int'l fairness, justice

Xi calls on China, Belarus to jointly oppose hegemony, champion int'l fairness, justice

The United States cannot legitimize an operation that attacked Venezuela and captured its president, a Chinese scholar said Sunday.

On Saturday, the United States launched a large-scale strike on Venezuela, during which Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were 'captured and flown out of Venezuela' according to a post by U.S. President Donald Trump on his Truth Social account.

Teng Jianqun, director of the Center for Diplomatic Studies at Hunan Normal University, said in an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN) that the aim of this operation is to take full control of Venezuela’s natural resources.

"I don't think the United States can legitimize this operation to take custody of the president of Venezuela. And also I don't think the United States can legitimize its any action in taking the oil reserves of that country. This is actually a very dangerous game played by the Trump administration. And of course, the United States would like to take full control of that country and to take full control of the natural resources, especially the large reserve of oil in Venezuela," said Teng.

Teng said Venezuela is not an isolated case but a common practice by the United States. The United States launched an invasion of Panama on Dec. 20, 1989, which continued until January 1990, with the stated objective of capturing Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega on charges of drug trafficking and organized crime.

"We still remember the so-called sentence of the former president of Panama in the late 1980s. And this time, the president of Venezuela will be under some judicial condition (judicial proceedings) for the so-called drug trafficking and some other crimes. So I think this is not a single case for the Venezuela country, but also this is actually a practice by the United States -- to use force, to use so-called justice under law against any leaders in Latin America and the Caribbean waters," he said.

US cannot legitimize operation against Venezuela: Chinese scholar