الصين وروسيا اعترضتا على مشروع البيان من مجلس الأمن بخصوص ليبيا

Quote: China attempted to block UN Security Council condemnation of violence in Libya, according to a draft statement acquired from a council diplomat. The original press statement on Libya, which was drafted by the UK and distributed to the full 15-member council, "condemned the violence" against Libyan civilians, "deplored the repression" against peaceful demonstrators, and called for "steps to address the legitimate concerns of the population." China asked that these and other elements be removed. They replied with most of the statement converted into strikethrough text. Language inserted by Chinese diplomats called for "calm" and "restraint." But diplomats arrived to the meeting on the issue, Tuesday afternoon, ready to insist that such language alone was far too weak. China is loathe to allow the UN to react to incidents involving political repression or human rights. It has previously blocked statements condemning incidents of violent oppression in places like Myanmar and North Korea. And at a time when "people protests" are erupting in every nation that lacks true democracy, freedom of expression, and human rights, the Chinese government's reticence to condemn even the most brutal political crackdown seems to reflect its own insecurity. The Chinese delegation also attempted to remove a paragraph that called on Libyan authorities to respect international humanitarian law, and to allow immediate access for human rights monitors. Its last few deletions referred to "respect for freedom of peaceful assembly and expression, including freedom of media." It also deleted a call for an immediate lifting on all restrictions on the internet. Not alone in its objections, China was joined by Russia in opposing a call for a "transparent, credible, and independent" investigation into the violence. In the end, most the text that China objected to still made it into the press statement. Negotiations benefited from a unusually strong statement in the Arab League which, according to one council diplomat, "gave a backbone to some delegations" that had objected to strong wording. It's fairly rare for a country to block an international response if doing so will isolate them politically. So China compromised on its edits and allowed the condemnation of the Libyan regime's atrocities to pass as a press statement. In the process, yet again, it also revealed its disdain for international standards of human rights, freedom of expression, and democratic reform.

Quote: The original press statement on Libya, which was drafted by the UK and distributed to the full 15-member council, "condemned the violence" against Libyan civilians, "deplored the repression" against peaceful demonstrators, and called for "steps to address the legitimate concerns of the population." China asked that these and other elements be removed. They replied with most of the statement converted into strikethrough text

Quote: China attempted to block UN Security Council condemnation of violence in Libya, according to a draft statement acquired from a council diplomat