"We owe such a big amount of money but not ashamed, creating opportunities for China"

Over the years, on the international stage of the United Nations, the boring name of "Lao Lai" on the top of the United States has never been thrown away. As of the end of April this year, the United States had a cost of over $ 2.4 billion in the United Nations.

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the United States Permanent Representative of the United Nations, acknowledged at the Foreign Relations Committee of the Congress on July 20 that the arrears of billions of dollars in the United Nations have indeed damaged the United States' influence on the United Nations. Let her work at the United Nations headquarters every day "difficulties."

She told the parliamentary members of the parliament that she was slightly ironic that although someone publicly reminded us of the fact that we became the "Lao Lai" of the United Nations, "but we are not ashamed of this." She also said that while the U.S. influence was damaged, it created opportunities for China, so that China's influence could "penetrate every gap in the United States' departure.

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According to the "Russia today" (RT), on the morning of the 20th local time, Thomas Greenfield and the US International Development Agency (USAID) Director Samantha Power attended a one of the US Congress Senate Foreign Relations Committee one Field hearing, the theme revolves around "global food security". When the hearing was halfway, Chris Coons, a Senator of the Travist Democratic Party, proposed the issue of US debt.

Consen asked that he noticed that the United States had been backward in fulfilling the United Nations's commitment and owed billions of dollars in costs, which impact on the United States' status in the United Nations?

Senator Chris Cristian Senator Chris Cris in Tellafa Prefecture asked questions about video screenshots

Thomas Greenfield replied: "This is indeed the key to challenging at New York (UN headquarters) every day, because we are placed in a situation that we must compete with our opponents in order to affect the United Nations' actions."

She said with a slight irony: "Someone publicly reminds us -and try to make us feel ashamed, uh ... but we are not ashamed of this, uh ... we have such a big debt in the United Nations, such a big one, a big one in the United Nations. Writing arrears. Therefore, if we want to be competitive, we must solve this problem. "

Thomas Greenfield spoke video screenshots at the hearing

Later, Conse claimed that when this left China or Russia a "gap that influenced the United Nations", Thomas Greenfield Entry Road, China has the ability to fund about 400 young professionals to serve in the United Nations, but the United States cannot do it. at this point. "Every gap we leave is a gap to China, and they penetrate every open space we leave."

According to the latest data released by the United Nations in May this year, as of the end of April, the United States still owed more than $ 1 billion in conference fees and more than $ 1.4 billion in peacekeeping stalls, respectively, accounting for 64.3%and 49.5%of the total debt of each country.

It is China in sharp comparison with the United States. In the past 20 years, the ratio of China's meeting fees has risen from about 1%to 15.25%, and each year can pay the conference fee in full, and earnestly fulfill its financial obligations to the United Nations.

"For many years, the biggest conference Fund has not taken the lead in fulfilling its financial obligations for the United Nations. The deputy representative Dai Bing criticized the United States without named.

Ambassador Dai Bing pointed out that China, as the largest developing country, still faces important tasks of fighting against epidemic, developing the economy, and improving people's livelihood. In particular, countries with capabilities have paid various expenses in time and full in time, make up for the non -payment as soon as possible, and support the United Nations in the global governance system with actual actions.

China Permanent Representative of the United Nations Dai Bing Ambassador

In fact, arrears are not new for the United States, and this "tradition" dates back to the 1980s. After taking office as the President of the United States, Reagan has adopted a tough policy for the United Nations, calling the latter as "the kangaroo court (informal court) full of stray guys." The United States' doubts and dissatisfaction with the United Nations are also increasing. Since then, the United States has been in arrears with the UN conference fee with various excuses, and it has been 40 years.

Faced with the accusations of other member states, the United States has blamed the arrears fees on the United Nations and the US finance annual differences, claiming that it has always paid the membership fee after October 1. However, according to the existing information of the United Nations website, at least since 2013, the United States has never paid the fees for the year in any year.

The Fifth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (administrative and budget) will be paid in May and October each year to announce the payment of the conference fee as of the month (or the end of the previous month). Relevant data show that in recent years 60%or even more than 70%of the total amount of debt arrears in the United Nations. The title of the United Nations "Lao Lai" is "deserved".

1971-2008 U.S. arrears in the percentage of all member states (as of December 31st). Source: Global Policy Forum (Global Policy Forum)

Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, once said that the issue of the United Nations such as the United Nations such as the United Nations in owed the United Nations is not a new issue. Some media call the United States as the "Lao Lai" of the United Nations.As the founding member of the United Nations and the largest conference fee, whether the United States pays the conference fees in a timely and full -time payment bonus directly affects the normal operation of the United Nations, and it is also an important manifestation of the United States's international obligations and practicing multilateralism.Zhao Lijian also said that the United Nations fees and peacekeeping arrears have always been remembered on the US account. The more arrears, the longer the arrears, the greater the trust deficit of the United States, and the longer the US "largest debt country" hat on the United States.The United States should effectively bear responsibility, pay various fees for the same time and in amount, make up for the non -payment of the amount as soon as possible, take the lead in fulfilling its financial obligations for the United Nations, and fulfill its commitment to multilateralism with practical actions.

Source: Observer Net Xiong Chaoran

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