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Saying no to gunboat diplomacy

by Li Qingsi

Beijing (China) | 23 February 2012

The Chinese veto at the Security Council was not a passing fancy influenced by Russia, but the fruit of a long and painful experience. It was primarily motivated by the desire to uphold the norms of international law. Professor Li Qingsi places this concern in its immediate historical context (...)