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| China Says West Must Clear Up Libya Mess |
| 2011-08-23 |
| [Tripoli Post] China's state media said on Tuesday the West has a responsibility to "clear up its mess" in Libya after rebels overran the capital Tripoli and declared the Al Qadaffy ...whose instability has been an inspiration to dictators everywhere... era over. AFP reports theThe Global Times saying that the future of the North African country lay in the hands of the Western countries that have backed a NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions... campaign against veteran strongman Muammar Al Qadaffy. The conservative English-language daily said in an editorial: "Overthrowing Al Qadaffy is entertainment for the media, but talk of rebuilding is not. The West has to take responsibility for clearing up its mess in Libya." The newspaper did not specifically mention any country, but said that "There are too many places in the world that need to be rebuilt right now." It went on to say that "the West is going through economic hardship now, and it is doubtful whether it can stand the Libyan burden." The China Daily, the English-language sister paper to the Communist Party mouthpiece The People's Daily, echoed a call by the Chinese government for stability and called for national reconciliation to avoid chaos in Libya. "The relevant parties in Libya must end the war and restore peace as soon as possible," the newspaper said in an editorial. "This is both for the fundamental interest of all Libyans and conducive to the political stability of North Africa and the Middle East," it said. The AFP said that China initially maintained a policy of non-interference and public neutrality on the conflict in Libya, calling multiple times for a peaceful end to the popular uprising, but in recent months it has become more involved in the crisis, and Chinese officials have met several times with members of the NTC. On Monday, China's foreign ministry said it "respects the Libyan people's choice" after rebels entered Tripoli, urging a return to stability. "China is willing to work with the international community to play a constructive role in the future reconstruction of Libya," foreign ministry spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu is reported saying in a brief statement. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 I've just been listening to a couple of the Libyan TNC people on the BBC. These people sound so sensible, I'd vote for them. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2011-08-23 13:59 |
| #2 China doesn't give anyone squat, unless they get more than a quid-pro-quo in return. No concept of charity at all. And, I might add, they are not big believers in cleaning up the messes they create, either. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-08-23 13:14 |
| #1 Once again, the Chinese will probably end up getting the lion's share of the oil contracts, via the establishment of private banking accounts in Hong Kong for a few strategically-placed Libyan rebel leaders. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2011-08-23 10:27 |