UNSC | China spoke on India’s desire on United Nations Security Council seat
UNSC | China spoke on India’s desire on United Nations Security Council seat
China said on Tuesday it understood India’s desire to gain a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, where China is the only Asian member.
US President Barack Obama, during a visit to India this week, endorsed New Delhi’s demand forSecurity Council,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told a regular news briefing.
“China understands India’s desire to enter the Security Council. China is willing to keep in contact with other countries, including India, and participate in negotiations on the entrance of more developing countries,” Hong added.
Changing the makeup of the Security Council, however, could be a long and difficult process which may face resistance from other permanent menbers.
China and India have touchy relations on a number of fronts, including disputed borders in the Himalayan mountains. China has recently stepped up its claims to the northeastern Indian border state of Arunachal Pradesh.
The US, Britain, France, Russia and China have held permanent seats on the Security Council since 1971, when the People’s Republic of China took over the seat held by Taiwan.
In 2005, widespread anti-Japanese demonstrations in Chinese cities accompanied Japan’s bid for a permanent seat on the Security Council.
Other states with a potential interest in a Security Council seat include Germany and Brazil. An expanded Security Council could also potentially include an African state, such as South Africa, Egypt or Nigeria.
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