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Spring-time snow in #Beijing! Will it augur well for the year ahead?
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#Ukrainian people need peace & security instead of weapons & ammunition.
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If the #US had truly abided by the purposes and principles of the #UNCharter, how could it have staged wars without remorse for the people of Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq & Syria ...?
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The Guardian view on #CIA torture, two decades on: we need the truth. “The systematic brutalisation of detainees was pointless as well as cruel. An honest reckoning is long overdue.” Indeed, the world needs more truth about the #US.
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
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It's not a bad thing to be labeled by the #US: at least it means there are voices out there not toeing the US line. Like the flicker of candle flame at night, it can help people catch a glimpse of truth.
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@StateDept Yes, big countries cannot bully small countries. Think about what the #US did to Cuba, Panama, Grenada, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria & Libya ... Does the US feel guilty now? Will the US pledge not to bully others any more, and under any circumstances?
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Spring is around here in #Beijing. Winter jasmine flowers are blooming.
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... Yugoslavia, Iraq, Syria, Libya & Afghanistan, or blatantly interfered in others' internal affairs, or fomented color revolution & regime change in other countries.
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Some #US officials either lack basic knowledge about history or are forgetful of the past. What they say now might sound more credible if the country had observed the basic norms of international relations all along and had not audaciously launched military strikes against ...
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The #US has gone so far as to threaten that other countries will “pay a price” for not following suit and imposing sanctions as it has done. One country orders a luxury meal, and the rest of the world has to foot the bill? This looks more like what a bully would do.
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2⃣ Independent sovereign countries are entitled to do business with any other countries as they see fit.
3⃣ Intimidation has never worked on China, and never will.
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