China’s foreign minister rejects regime change in Iran
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi criticized the US-Israeli attack on Iran, saying there was no popular support for regime change.
Power does not give anyone the right to act and the world must not return to the “law of the jungle”, the head of Chinese diplomacy declared on Sunday on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing.
China calls for a ceasefire and an end to the war.
“This is a war that should not have happened, it is a war that does no good to anyone,” read an official English-language report of Wang’s comments.
China, a major importer of Iranian oil, had already condemned the attack, calling for an end to military operations and security in the Strait of Hormuz for the sake of the global economy.
Wang’s comment at the annual NPC press conference gave reporters a rare opportunity to ask the minister questions.
Without mentioning the United States, Wang also called for preserving the sovereignty of Middle Eastern countries, avoiding the use of force, non-interference in other countries’ affairs and political resolution of conflicts there.
Seeking regime change will find no popular support, Wang said.
Wang, who also sits on the Communist Party’s powerful politburo, spoke by telephone with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and other senior diplomats shortly after the U.S. attack.
