On 21 October, the US Permanent Representative to the United Nations Kelly Craft published an article, viciously attacking cooperation between China and the UN. The article disregards facts, and features lies, twisted logic, ideological bias and a cold war mentality. It is an embodiment of McCarthyism in the new era. We firmly reject it.

In bragging about how the Trump team is fighting “China’s ploy to control the UN”, the US envoy intends to show a report card, which in fact is a self-confession of the US creating divisions and confrontation at the UN, and a diagnosis of the US foreign policy being seriously ill.

China is a force for peace, justice and progress that can be relied on. China’s support for the UN meets the shared expectation of the international community and serves the common interests of all countries. As a permanent member of the Security Council and the second largest contributor to the UN regular budget, China is a strong supporter of the UN and a staunch defender of international fairness and justice. The values and proposals championed by China at the UN are consistent with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter. China’s foreign policy is always on the right side of history and in line with the trend of the times and the will of the overwhelming majority of countries. The United States, on the other hand, has become a loner. Its unilateral acts of bullying have been rejected by the international community.

China is actively engaged in the work of the UN in all fields. China’s participation in UN management and fulfillment of its due responsibilities and obligations fully comply with relevant UN regulations and procedures. International staff members from China are an integral part of the UN team. These men and women who work so hard to strengthen multilateralism and the UN deserve to be respected. Craft’s accusations against the integrity of international staff from China are politically biased and utterly unfounded. The UN system currently has 2,531 staff members from the United States, including 19 Under-Secretary-Generals and Assistant-Secretary-Generals, more than any other member states and far outnumbering China. By Craft’s logic, their integrity should all be questioned? This is an insult to all international staff.

The United States, by frantically attacking other countries, will not solve any of its problems, nor will it make itself great. More and more countries have recognized that the United States is the biggest troublemaker in the world. It keeps withdrawing from international treaties and institutions, and makes selective use of international bodies for its own political show to serve domestic politics. In the 21st century, the world needs no cold war, but cooperation. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN needs no confrontation, but solidarity. The one and the same system we must uphold is the UN-centered international system. The one and the same set of rules we must follow are the basic norms of international relations based on the UN Charter. The one and the same multilateralism we must observe is multilateralism featuring equal-footed dialogue and consultation, joint response to challenges and shared benefits of development. We urge certain US politicians to wake up this instant and turn back from the wrong path.