-Caveat Lector- South China Morning Post (http://www.scmp.com/news/template/Front-Template.idc?artid=1999040500372501 1&top=front&template=Default.htx&maxfieldsize=2011) Monday April 5 1999 Zhu warns attack could start world war AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE in Toronto Premier Zhu Rongji criticised the bombing campaign as an intervention in the affairs of a sovereign nation, warning that the attack could lead to a world war. "All internal matters should be left for the country itself to resolve," Mr Zhu said. "If we should refuse to recognise a country's sovereignty, I'm afraid that would lead to a world war," he told the Globe and Mail of Toronto. The Premier's remarks came on the eve of a two-week North American tour beginning tomorrow in California and ending on April 20 in Canada. Mr Zhu called for an immediate halt to the air strikes, which he said almost caused him to cancel his trip to the United States. "If military interventionism is to be allowed in all internal matters like a question of human rights of any country, that will open a very bad precedent in the world," he said. "We do not have a world tribunal or a world police" to enforce international human rights standards, he said. "So who should be the person to make the decision to use all this military force?" The Premier said the principle of non-intervention applied to China's record in Tibet and Taiwan, as well as to Britain's handling of Northern Ireland or Canadian affairs in Quebec. The Premier said he had been tempted to cancel his visit to the US because of the air strikes and anti-Chinese sentiment in Washington amid accusations of spying against Beijing. He said chances to reach an accord on China's entry into the World Trade Organisation were slim since the White House seemed "rather reluctant" to push for it. He criticised US plans to establish a Southeast Asia Theatre Missile Defence programme to boost the defence capabilities of Japan and Taiwan. Mr Zhu warned that including Taiwan in the system "would be very dangerous" as it would be interpreted as an "encroachment upon China's sovereignty". "The proposal to establish [a system] does not conform with the international treaties on missiles," he said. Back To Top <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> "From the rage of today's downtrodden comes the revenge of tomorrow's revolutionary force." Edward Britton ><> http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5285/connector1.html Talk to the planet: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/Reality_Pump2 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
