China has slammed the US after the unveiling of a bronze
memorial to "victims of communist regimes" in Washington D.C.,
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Qin Gang said on Wednesday.
"We resent and oppose the US acts and comments and have lodged
stern representations with the US side," said Qin, in response to
the monument's inauguration on Tuesday, a ceremony attended by US
President George W. Bush.
Qin said that the world is moving towards peace and cooperation,
and that different social systems should learn from each other, not
reject each other, adding that certain US political forces still
adopted a Cold War mentality.
"We ask the US side to give up 'cold war' thinking and the
practice of making ideological judgments about other countries,"
said Qin.
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Deployment of hybrid AU-UN force for Darfur
China welcomed a joint statement issued by the African Union, the
United Nations and Sudan, which revealed that the war-stricken
African state would allow the deployment of a hybrid AU-UN force in
Darfur.
"The facts have shown that dialogue and equal negotiation is an
effective approach to political solution of the Darfur issue, and
the consultation between the AU, UN and Sudan is an effective
mechanism," said Qin.
Qin said the international community should work to prolong the
strong momentum currently pushing the Darfur issue forward, promote
the complete implementation of the Annan plan, and ultimately help
Sudan improve the Darfur humanitarian and security situation.
Qin added that China stands ready for any active and
constructive role in Darfur, and will strive to achieve the early
realization of peace, stability and development in Darfur.
The AU, UN and Sudanese officials started a closed-door
consultative meeting in Addis Ababa Monday to discuss the
deployment of a hybrid force of between 17,000 to 19,000 troops in
Darfur. The meeting ended with a joint statement Tuesday, which
announced that Khartoum had given the go-ahead for the hybrid force
in Darfur.
(Xinhua News Agency June 14, 2007)
