Wang Yi cautioned against a return to the ‘law of the jungle’ but stopped short of criticising Trump directly

War in the Middle East “should never have happened”, China’s foreign minister Wang Yi has declared, even as he struck a more conciliatory tone with the US ahead of a highly anticipated visit by Donald Trump.

Regime change, a key stated aim of the US president as the US and Israel continue to attack Iran, “will find no popular support”, Wang said on Sunday. “A strong fist does not mean strong reason. The world cannot return to the law of the jungle,” he added.

Speaking on the sidelines of China’s annual parliamentary and political gatherings, known as the Two Sessions, the country’s top diplomat and foreign affairs official notably avoided directly criticising the US.

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[–] 55 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (7 children)

Any war should never have happened. But at one point some people decide that the status quo isn't good and war is the only way to move forward. Perfectly good resources are wasted, civilians die, trust between peoples is destroyed.

And when war has begun, politicians again use the war as a basis for argumentation for their own agenda. It colors the meaning of a statement.

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  • [+] 27 points 6 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)
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    [–] 36 points 6 months ago (19 children)

    Good to hear Taiwan will only be reunified diplomatically, if ever.

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  • [–] 13 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

    You don't understand the situation. China does not consider Taiwan a separate independent country, and has never recognized it as such. Unfortunately USA and most of the world has agreed to accept the 1 China policy, which means Taiwan is not treated as a real country in many international contexts.
    China see Taiwan as an occupied part of China.
    So by their definition they are within their right to attack Taiwan, including by international law as they see it.
    So in their view, they can say this, and attack Taiwan, without seeing that as a double standard. And the west has basically agreed to it from a legal perspective. But at the same time USA say they protect Taiwan, which would traditionally have meant likely the rest of NATO too. But now NATO is in shambles because of Trump, so maybe USA will be alone now. America first!

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    [–] 33 points 6 months ago (14 children)

    The world cannot return to the law of the jungle,” he added.

    If only he had said that to Putin too, when Russia invaded Ukraine and started a full scale war.
    Time for Europe to hold him to this announcement.

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    [–] 21 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    China has to speak from both sides of the mouth. Iran is a client and source of its oil. US is a client and source of its $1 trillion dollar trade surplus. China needs both of them.

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  • [–] 20 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    Well I mean how else was the president going to distract us all from him being in the Epstein files millions of times.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago* (3 children)
    • Universal health care.
    • Financial help for the poor.
    • Free music performances in all states
    • Large momnument construction
    • Investing in local infrastructure
    • Visiting sick kids in a hospital.

    Probably a lot more of those. And none of these involve killing people.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    It was never about that. There's already been a lot of instability in Iran (massive water shortages) and this was just an opportunity to put their foot on Iran's neck to cause even more instability. With that instability created and oil prices going up, it will cause global inflation. With things becoming priced out for regular people it will cause some markets to crash, then the ultra rich will buy up those things and consolidate even more wealth and power.

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  • [–] 19 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Great. I agree.

    What does China think of what's been going on in Ukraine for the last four years?

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    It's insane how poised China is to be the next global leader.

    Idk why Americans are so stupid, but they get taken advantage of every day because of it.

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    [–] 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

    History on the side of China.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago (6 children)

    Based china. Crazy timeline we live in where china is the voice of reason.

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    [–] 7 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Well yes, but he assumes the Trump administration has at least an iota of competence, when really they're the administrative equivalent of a monkey with an assault rifle.

    EDIT: I've been contacted by the Monkeys With Assault Rifle Association (MWARA) and would like to issue a formal apology for this false equivalency, as it was an insult to their competency. They sure made a monkey out of Trump.

    EDIT2: Again, I'd like to issue a formal apology...

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago

    Truth. Based.

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    [–] 5 points 6 months ago

    America should have never elected a felon pedophile.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    It never would have happened if Trump were... Oh... Nevermind.

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    [–] 5 points 6 months ago*

    A Zionist state should never have happened.

    American electing a president which supports a Zionist state should never have happened.

    This aggressive war is one link ina much larger chain of things which should never have happened, as is the next link, the war crimes already commited by the aggressor states.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago

    Just about everything that tRUMP is even remotely connected to almost definitely shouldn't have happened.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (5 children)

    China has the power to end the war with ultimatums against US navy, if not Tel Aviv. Tolerating an illegal war "that should have never happened" is weakness or opportunism. US may be too depleted to prevent China focused annexations, and they may get reconstruction/development contracts with Iran.

    The pure demonism of Israel to only want destruction of country, and perpetual assassinations of every leader is something that deserves a nuclear ultimatum for immediate ceasefire, and if not for IDF/people to exterminate their own rulership within a short number of days. The pretense of US strength is oppressive, and must be disillusioned instead of the "do nothing and win" slow advantage accumulation of China.

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