New York — China The second in the pioneer He seemed to be a warning of his nation in his mother against aggressive action and imperfection in global politics, as he addresses world leaders on Friday in a speech that extends with the signals that have echoed long-term fears about the United States and the Trump administration in particular-and Beijing as a defender of the world order in an era of chaos.
Li Qiang’s comments also reflected his continuous rise to the forefront after it was High to the Prime Minister More than two years ago.
I had not issued any major ads and did not provide any specific political disclosure in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly, as China usually practiced in this forum in recent years. But his comments, in the color of the seizure and firm tone, revealed many things – including what could be considered his official appearance on the world stage since its promotion two years ago.
He said to me: “The uniforms and the mentality of the Cold War are back.” “History continues to remind us that when it dictates properly, the world risks division and decline. If the era of the law of return of the forest and weakness leaves as a strong force, then human society will face more bloodshed and brutality.”
China and the United States, the two largest powers in the global economy, are looking to restore relations to the right track after a series of cracks that include Chinese fate Donald Trump’s White House possibly slapped Beijing and other governments earlier this year But it was stopped. Trump and Shi It is scheduled initially to meet On the sidelines of the APEC regional economic summit in South Korea, which will be held late next month.
Lee, 66, is the second highest figure in the Chinese government behind Paramount Shi Jinping, the President and Secretary -General of the Communist Party. At least until recently, he promoted to a personal worship around him. While Xi himself addressed the General Assembly in the past – especially via video during the epidemic – Wang Yi’s Ug’s diplomat was The transition number for United Nations addresses In recent years.
My statements contradict me with A letter made earlier this year In a different type of lights – home – at the beginning of the National People’s Congress in China. These notes were dry and financially focused, as well as the general practice of the Prime Minister in this forum.
Not in this one. He delivers his speech in China as a defender of the world order, and was full of prosperity and regular images of Chinese culture. He said at some point: “The wave of history is increasing forward and the great way remains smooth and fixed.” He also stopped romantic thinking, especially personal thinking about his observations as a speaker for the first time at the United Nations-what he saw when he arrived and how he was looking at him.
“When he arrived at the United Nations headquarters this time, I saw more than 190 national marks lining up in front of the building and the breeze in the breeze. I saw the sculptures that overcame the swords in the plow and the lack of violence with their time -tested message.
“What I saw made me think: these people, things and scenes that embody peace, progress and development are exactly the reason for our choice to celebrate victory. They are also what inspires us to move forward, side by side.”
China’s policies do not always reflect this. From the suppression of the Uyghur Muslim minority in the distant Xinjiang region to its treatment of the dissidents in Hong Kong, the Beijing government was less peaceful-internally, in particular-which is proposed by its discourse.
The decision of aging is to allow the United Nations panels to shine on Lee, which often oversees the nation’s economy. Unlike his predecessor, Which was marginalized by the eleventh, Me is loyal. China, which strongly emphasizes the multiple parties, consensus and cooperation in most foreign policy data, has long looked at the United Nations as a balance of what it considers controlling the United States and arrogance.
China’s continuous and strong insistence on respecting the sovereignty of other nations is not only the cornerstone announced in its external policy, but rather a founding spirit of the government of a nation that is traditionally struggling to maintain control of its edges – from Xinjiang and Tanbit in the far west to Hong Kong and Taiwan off its eastern coast.
Multiple parties are always a key theme at the United Nations – it is not a surprise for a universal body specifically designed to enhance such an idea. Nevertheless, China tends to use multitasking as a way to achieve its own goals – as a budget for “hegemony”, for decades of time, its favorite synonym for the United States. Despite its rise as a global power, China emphasizes multiple parties regularly, but often works on the contrary in the areas of conflict and dispute.
This is especially true because his country is trying to move in Trump’s approach to definitions. “One of the main reasons for the current global economic state is the rise in mono and fever measures such as the high customs tariffs and the installation of walls and barriers.”
Such a comment, on Friday’s speech was full of observations that were not a pioneer for his government but held a special resonance when looking at it through the perspective of relations between the United States of China. This is especially true for the Trump administration, which confirmed the spirit of “First America” ​​than it was during the first period of Trump.
-“Continue to the confrontation based on the camp or deliberate asylum to force to pay the peace further.”
-“The obsession of the so -called civilized superiority or circles based on ideology only generates more division and confrontation.”
– “Solidarity raises everyone while the section pulls everything.”
– “How can we, when we face irrevocable and bullying actions, remain silent and subject to fear of strength?”
It is worth noting that two words did not appear anywhere in my speech: “The United States.” It is a small work of diplomacy in itself.
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Ted Anthony supervised China’s coverage from 2002 to 2004 as AP News editor in Beijing and 2014 to 2018 as its director in Asia and the Pacific.