Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Miao Deyu has called for a stronger voice and greater representation for countries in the Global South, as well as better protection of their rights and interests in global affairs.
This is essential to building a more just and equitable global governance system, Miao said at a press conference held on Wednesday to present a white paper titled "More Just and Equitable Global Governance: China's Principles, Proposals and Actions".
"In international affairs, listening to the voice of countries in the Global South, expanding their representation, and protecting their rights and interests are essential for building a more just and equitable global governance system. China will remain committed to the right direction of enhancing the representation and voice of developing countries in UN Security Council reform. We should also push for more UN agencies and international organizations to establish their headquarters in developing countries," said Miao. Miao said that China's heart is with the Global South as it is rooted in the Global South.
"As a natural member of the Global South, China will continue to work closely with fellow developing countries to advance hand in hand toward modernization and push forward reform of the global governance system," he said.
China calls for enhanced Global South voice, representation
China expresses grave concern over recurring malicious incidents that threaten the security of Chinese embassy and consulates in Japan, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a regular press briefing on Wednesday.
Lin pointed out that Kodai Murata, a second lieutenant of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, illegally broke into the Chinese Embassy in Japan armed with a knife. Nearly three months have passed, yet Japan's investigation and handling of the case are still proceeding slowly, he added. "The incident again reveals multiple deep-seated issues in Japan: the worsening right-wing impact and the suppression of objective and rational voices, the toxicity of the Japanese government's erroneous policies on vital issues concerning China-Japan relations such as history and Taiwan, the serious lack of education on true history, the pervasive erroneous historical views, the ongoing push for a more offensive and expansionist defense policy and failure in supervising the SDF and maintaining discipline inside the forces," the spokesman said. "We notice that, for some time, many people with insight in Japan have asked the Japanese government to make an apology to China. Some have urged the government to reflect on itself and take corrective actions concerning the supervision of SDF, the education on history, and Japan's policy towards China so as to fundamentally address the issue and remove its breeding ground in the Japanese society. We once again urge the Japanese side to do serious soul-searching, correct its wrongdoings, conduct a thorough probe and take full responsibility for the incident," Lin said.
China voices concern over recurring malicious incidents at its embassy, consulates in Japan
