China foreign minister says no country should replace international norms with own will
Wang Yi says certain big powers were reviving a cold war mentality and stoking confrontations between blocs
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a meeting with his South Korean counterpart Chung Eui-yong at Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, September 15, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on Saturday said that no country, not even a superpower should replace international norms with its own will as he addressed the situation in Ukraine.
Speaking to a security conference via videolink, Wang said certain big powers were reviving a cold war mentality and stoking confrontations between blocs.
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No country should be obsessed with turning back the wheel of history and repeating past mistakes of forging rivalling alliances, he said.