Chinese President warns of 'Cold War' over rising tensions in Asia-Pacific

Beijing, Dt
Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned of a "cold war" in the wake of growing tensions in the Asia-Pacific region. The Asia-Pacific region should not be embroiled in Cold War conflicts and divisions. The Communist Party, meanwhile, has adopted a "historic resolution" of the party's achievements in the last 100 years at a high-level conference, electing Xi Jinping as China's president for a record third term.
In a virtual address to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC), Chinese President Xi Jinping said that the Asia-Pacific region cannot be torn apart by the Cold War tensions. In the weeks since the United States, Britain and Australia announced the creation of a new defense alliance in the Asia-Pacific region, Jinping has warned of a Cold War in the region. The new organization also aims to build a new nuclear submarine for Australia. China at the time strongly criticized the US move.
At the present time, the Corona epidemic is once again looming over the world and the global economy is struggling to cope with it, Jinping said. The whole world needs to stand up against this epidemic. Jinping made the statement in a pre-recorded video message at the Virtual CEO Summit hosted by New Zealand. Jinping will attend an online meeting with other leaders of the Pacific Rim, including US President Biden, on Saturday.
In his message, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that the attempt to draw ideological or geographical boundaries in the Asia-Pacific region has failed. The policy of liberalization in trade and investment should be continued to ensure that supply lines remain open in the region.
On the other hand, as Russia's demands have not been met, there is no consensus in the APEC on holding 203 forums in the United States. A member of the Southeast Asian delegation, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Russia refused to support the Biden government in holding an APEC meeting in the United States unless the United States removed some of its ambassadors from its blacklist or allowed them to attend the APEC meeting. Has given.
Meanwhile, the four-day meeting of the 19th CPC Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing approved the election of Xi Jinping as President of China for the third consecutive term. The meeting acknowledged the "historic resolution" in the party's 100-year history and appointed Jinping as China's president next year and beyond. Jinping is only the third leader to hold the presidency for a third consecutive term, after Communist Party founder Mao Zedong and his successor Deng Xiaoping.