NEW YORK, May 31 — For nearly a decade, the UN Security Council has been frequently paralyzed by Russia’s obstinacy over the Syrian crisis. Today, however, it is the US-China rivalry that has infected a growing array of issues, according to officials and diplomats. As recently as 2017, an...
Sunday, 31 May 2020 10:26 AM MYT
As recently as 2017, an understanding between Washington and Beijing allowed the United Nations on three occasions — involving separate sets of economic sanctions — to project international unity in the face of the North Korean nuclear threat. Both UN officials and diplomats say the US-Chinese conflict seems to be spreading, leaving them increasingly pessimistic.
“So there are camps, or there are disagreements which just spill over from one issue to another,” the official said, clearly alluding to the situation in Hong Kong, where tough new Chinese security legislation has pitted the two leading permanent members of the UN against each other.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Growing US-China rivalry seen fueling UN paralysis amid virus crisisUNITED NATIONS: For nearly a decade, the UN Security Council has been frequently paralysed by Russia's obstinacy over the Syrian crisis. Today, however, it is the US-China rivalry that has infected a growing array of issues, according to officials and diplomats.
Read more »
China accuses US of taking UN hostage over Hong KongBeijing says it has lodged official protests to the US, Britain, Canada and Australia. FMTNews US China SecurityLaw
Read more »
Defiant US, UK press China on Hong Kong at testy UN talks | New Straits TimesUNITED NATIONS, United States: The United States and Britain on Friday urged China at the UN Security Council to address concerns over its new security law in Hong Kong, defying Beijing’s outrage over having the controversy discussed at the world body.
Read more »
US, Britain mention Hong Kong at UN Security Council, angering ChinaAmbassador Zhang Jun later replies that both countries should 'mind their own business'. FMTNews
Read more »
US, Britain raise Hong Kong at UN Security Council, angering China | Malay MailNEW YORK, May 30 ― The United States and Britain raised China's plan to impose new security legislation on Hong Kong at the UN Security Council yesterday, prompting China and Russia to criticise the United States for excessive use of force against black people. The 15-member council informally...
Read more »
Hong Kong media tycoon vows to stay and “fight” China, backs US pressure | Malay MailHONG KONG, May 29 — Embattled Hong Kong publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai – one of the financial hub’s most prominent democracy activists – said on Friday he would fight till the last against Beijing’s imposition of national security laws and keep publishing. “What I have, this place gave me,...
Read more »