China News Agency, United Nations, May 26. The United Nations Security Council voted on a draft resolution on the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula on the 26th. China and Russia voted against it, and the draft resolution failed to pass.

Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, made an explanation after the vote, pointing out that relying solely on sanctions would not help resolve the Korean Peninsula issue.

　　Zhang Jun said that China voted against the draft Security Council resolution proposed by the United States to impose additional sanctions on North Korea.

This is based on China's consistent position on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue. After comprehensively analyzing the ins and outs of the current escalation of tension on the Peninsula, fully considering the possible negative consequences of the adoption of the draft resolution, including the negative impact on the DPRK's response to the domestic new crown epidemic, after repeated weighing careful decision.

　　Zhang Jun said that the peninsula issue has been ups and downs and has been delayed for decades.

Facts have repeatedly proved that dialogue and negotiation are the only feasible way to solve problems.

As the main conflicting party on the Korean Peninsula issue, the United States bears direct responsibility for promoting dialogue and negotiation.

The development of the situation on the peninsula to the current stage is mainly caused by the repeated policies of the United States and its failure to adhere to the results of previous dialogues.

This cannot be denied.

　　Zhang Jun pointed out that facts have also proved that blindly relying on sanctions will not help solve the peninsula issue.

Security Council sanctions are a means, not an end.

The Security Council has so far adopted 10 sanctions resolutions against the DPRK, establishing the most severe and complex sanctions system, and pointing out the right direction to resolve the issue through dialogue.

Relevant countries should not only unilaterally emphasize the implementation of sanctions, but should also make efforts to promote a political settlement and ease sanctions in a timely manner.

　　Zhang Jun said that the starting point of the DPRK-related draft resolution jointly proposed by China and Russia at the Security Council is to alleviate the DPRK's humanitarian difficulties and inject impetus into the political settlement of the peninsula.

Under the current circumstances, additional sanctions against the DPRK will not help solve the problem, but will only trigger more negative effects and lead to an escalation of confrontation.

Additional sanctions will also have a greater humanitarian impact.

　　Zhang Jun said that according to the US draft resolution, the supply of crude oil and refined petroleum products to the DPRK will be reduced by 25% respectively, and the DPRK's export of related products will be further restricted.

These measures have nothing to do with the settlement of the nuclear issue on the peninsula. The only result is to cut off the lifeline of the North Korean people and exacerbate the plight of the DPRK's humanitarian and people's livelihood.

　　Zhang Jun said that in response to the draft resolution proposed by the U.S. side, China has repeatedly expressed the hope that the U.S. side will consider replacing the resolution with a presidential statement in a way that can best build consensus among members of the Security Council to avoid confrontation. A family is negative.

The U.S. side insists that previous Security Council resolutions stipulate that if North Korea launches ICBMs again, the Security Council should take action.

But what action the Security Council takes should be decided by everyone through consultation, not by one family.

　　After other countries spoke, Zhang Jun spoke again and said that the US side made various accusations against China's voting position in his speech, and a non-Security Council member echoed it, and China firmly rejected it.

It must be pointed out that the accusations made by the US are completely untenable.

The reason why today's draft resolution was not passed is very clear, and the responsibility does not lie with China.

What kind of vote China casts depends on whether it is conducive to solving the problem, whether it is conducive to maintaining international peace and security, and whether it can avoid causing greater tension and disaster.

This is also an important yardstick for measuring the work of the Council.

If the Security Council adopts unprincipled resolutions, causing serious consequences and causing disasters to the relevant countries, it would be just irresponsible and dereliction of duty.

　　After the United States spoke again, Zhang Jun further stated that the key to how to resolve the Korean Peninsula issue is not whether the Security Council passes a new resolution, but whether someone takes the Korean Peninsula issue as part of its so-called "Indo-Pacific strategy". Zhang cards, taking the handling of the Korean Peninsula issue as a pawn in their so-called "Indo-Pacific strategy".

If some people have other plans and the ultimate goal is to spread the war to Northeast Asia and the Korean Peninsula, China will have no choice but to take resolute measures to fulfill its due diligence for the maintenance of peace and stability on the Peninsula and the Asia-Pacific region. Responsibility.

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