Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning

At a press conference held on Thursday, a journalist asked: The White House on Wednesday issued a declaration announcing that US President Donald Trump had instructed the US to withdraw from 35 non-United Nations (UN) organizations and 31 UN entities that operate contrary to US national interests, and to halt funding for organizations that prioritize global agendas over America's own priorities. What is China's comment on this?

In response, Mao Ning, spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said that the US pulling out of international bodies is no longer news. As a matter of fact, the raison d'être of international and multilateral organizations lies in their commitment to safeguarding the shared interests of all member states, rather than serving the selfish interests of any single country. 

It is precisely for this reason that the UN-centered international system has, over the past eight decades and more, upheld world peace and stability, promoted economic and social development, and safeguarded the equal rights and interests of all countries.

Mao said that the current international landscape has once again proven that only by ensuring the effective operation of the multilateral system, can we prevent the spread of the law of the jungle and keep the international order from being dominated by the logic that "might makes right and force represents justice." 

This is what the vast majority of countries in the world, especially small and weak ones, need most at present. No matter how the situation evolves, China will always adhere to multilateralism, support the UN in playing its central role in international affairs, and work with the international community to advance the building of a more equitable and reasonable global governance system, Mao noted. 

Global Times