FM Spokesman Refutes Allegations of Assisting Iraqi Air Defense SystemThe US has ulterior motives by alleging that China is aiding Iraq's air defense system, and this move will be futile, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao said Thursday.Zhu said, in a statement at the routine press conference, that China, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, has always strictly and earnestly implemented all the council's resolutions on the Iraqi issue. The US and Britain utterly violated the UN Charter and norms guiding international relations, by bypassing the Security Council and taking a unilateral military action against Iraq, thus met with extensive condemnations from the international community, the spokesman said. The US side, by criticizing China, attempted to confuse public opinion and divert public attentions with ulterior motives, and this will be futile, Zhu added. |
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