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Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Xi defends China’s ambitions at UN

 Xi defends China’s ambitions at UN, warns of ‘clash of civilizations’

Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds during the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 21, 2020. (Photo by Leo RAMIREZ / AFP)


President Xi Jinping gave a robust defense of China’s ambitions Tuesday in a speech to the UN, warning against the perils of a “clash of civilizations” during a pandemic that has ripped through the world.

In an opening address presaged by a demand by his US counterpart Donald Trump for China to be held “accountable” for the coronavirus outbreak, Xi said global unity was the only way to overcome the crisis.

The world must “oppose politicization and stigmatization” over Covid-19, Xi said in the pre-recorded address, urging world leaders to embrace the “concept of a big family… and avoid falling into the trap of a clash of civilizations.”

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