BEIJING, Jan 23 - China and Brazil should safeguard the shared interests of the Global South and jointly maintain the United Nations' core role, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Brazilian counterpart on Friday, state news agency Xinhua said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China and Brazil should safeguard the shared interests of the Global South and jointly maintain the United Nations’ core role, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Brazilian counterpart on Friday, state news agency Xinhua said.

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  • FiniteBanjo@feddit.onlineEnglish
    96·
    2 days ago

    Xi Jinping has as much interest in “protecting” the global south as he does promoting democracy and human rights.

    Not a damn bit. This is exactly like Donald Trump creating a “peace board” on Gaza.

    • green_red_black@slrpnk.netEnglish
      42·
      2 days ago

      True although latest reports suggest Trump has plans for the so called Broad of Peace beyond Gaza.

      So I wonder if Trump is considering to Have the US leave the UN and so Xi is looking for an opportunity to have his sphere of influence seize the global throne

      • FiniteBanjo@feddit.onlineEnglish
        26·
        2 days ago

        Trump has already attempted to leave NATO twice, not counting the time he publicly announced the possibility of going to war against NATO by invading Greenland. That part is not in question.

        Xi’s expansionist goals are also not at all in question. The space base they’re setting up in Africa is militaristic in nature, they’re claiming Taiwan belongs to them and have already occupied Hong Kong using military force, and they were backers for Maduro’s regime as a continuation of China’s backing of Hugo Chavez and Cuba during the Cold War.

        • green_red_black@slrpnk.netEnglish
          2·
          2 days ago

          Difference between NATO and the UN though is despite Trump’s feelings the US has benefited from it by virtue of being their military arm to control Europe.

          The UN although the US is a permanent member doesn’t get much if anything that it could get without it.

          • FiniteBanjo@feddit.onlineEnglish
            2·
            2 days ago

            USA, Russia, and China are all “world superpowers” designation with Veto power in the UN, which they have all used to accomplish various goals such as:

            • USA vetoing a resolution punishing Israel unless they accept a ceasefire without return of hostages, because they supported Israel militarily as a permanent foothold in the region, as other allies in the past have fallen to extremist regimes.

            • China vetoing a resolution that punishes Israel unless they accept a ceasefire with return of hostages, the only one the USA was willing to agree to, because they wanted the USA to look bad and it helped their favored candidate Donald Trump in the election.