Chinese envoy urges US to desist from creating antagonism

A Chinese envoy urged the United States on Friday to desist from undermining international solidarity, creating division and antagonism, and provoking bloc confrontations on the Ukraine crisis.

"In the ongoing Ukraine crisis, there has been a steady influx of large quantities of weapons and ammunition into the battlefield," which will only lead to escalated situation and the loss of more civilian lives, Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said at the UN Security Council briefing on arms supply to Ukraine.

High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu said at the meeting that any transfer of weapons and ammunition must comply with the applicable international legal framework and Security Council's resolutions. She called on all parties to act in accordance with international humanitarian law, protect civilians and civilian facilities, and resolve the current conflict through political means at an early date.

In the discussion that followed, Vasily Nebenzya, Russian permanent representative to the UN, said that using long-range missiles supplied by Western countries to strike Russia will result in severe consequences. He reiterated that Russia is open to negotiations with Ukraine, while the Western nations are unwilling to engage in dialog.

In response to remarks by the U.S. representative, Geng emphasized that "China did not create the Ukraine crisis, much less are we a party to the conflict."

China has not supplied weapons to either party, and has consistent and rigorous controls over dual-use items, said Geng, adding China maintains normal trade and economic cooperation with all countries around the world, including Russia and Ukraine.

He called on the parties to the conflict to demonstrate their political will, meet each other halfway, put an early end to the hostilities, and relaunch peace talks. He also called on the international community to pave the way to this end by providing tangible assistance and facilitation, and urged all parties concerned to put peace and humanity first and re-channel their resources and energy to ending hostilities through diplomacy.

Underscoring that China's position on the Ukraine issue "is objective and impartial," the ambassador said that for over two years, China has been working hard to promote peace and encourage and facilitate peace talks.

He elaborated the efforts made by China and other countries on the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis, including the six-point consensus jointly issued by China and Brazil in May this year. This fully demonstrates that diplomatic negotiations and a political settlement meet the common expectations of the majority of countries and represent the will of the international community, Geng added.

"We hope that the United States will not continue to turn a deaf ear to these calls for peace, that it will desist from discrediting and obstructing the diplomatic efforts of China and other countries concerned, undermining international solidarity, creating division and antagonism, and provoking bloc confrontations, and that it will truly play a constructive role in bringing an early end to the war and achieving peace," Geng said.

Chinese envoy urges US to desist from creating antagonism

Chinese envoy urges US to desist from creating antagonism

The 9.18 Historical Museum in Shenyang, capital city of northeast China's Liaoning Province, has received 14 pictorial documents recording Japan's invasion of China from a private donor ahead of the 93rd anniversary of the September 18 Incident which marked the start of the invasion.

These precious documents, donated by collector Zhan Hongge, provide new evidence for studying the history of the September 18 Incident in 1931 and the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-1945).

The pictorials were published by the Japanese militarists from 1932 to 1942, recording the September 18 Incident, their invasion of northeast China, the establishment of the puppet state Manchukuo, and their invasion of Beijing, Nanjing, Wuhan and Chongqing.

"These historical documents play a better role in the museum. They can educate the younger generations, particularly the youth, to gain a deeper understanding of the history. We should not forget national humiliation and cherish peace," Zhan said.

Most of the photos published on the documents were taken by Japanese military correspondents or professional reporters in the frontline battlefields and Japanese-occupied areas to report on the war situation in various places.

"Today, more than 90 years later, these historical documents have become irrefutable evidence of Japan's invasion of China and a crucial part of the historical materials on the war. They reveal the historical truth and the whole process of Japan's planning of the September 18 Incident and the July 7 Incident and their large-scale armed invasion of China," said Fan Lihong, curator of the museum.

On September 18, 1931, Japanese troops blew up a section of railway under their control near Shenyang and accused Chinese troops of sabotage as a pretext for the attack. Later that night, they bombarded barracks near Shenyang.

The resistance efforts of the Chinese people after the September 18 Incident signaled the beginning of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.

Historical museum receives donation of documents recording Japan’s invasion of China