US uses ’rules-based order’ to WHITEWASH its atrocities: China on Soleimani’s assassination

The Paper: According to reports, on December 3, the Iranian public gathered at events to honor former IRGC Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US airstrike two years ago. Iran’s permanent representative to the UN previously condemned the US assassination as an act of state terrorism. President Ebrahim Raisi said people responsible should face justice for their actions. What is China’s comment? Wang Wenbin: I noted relevant reports. The assassination of Qasem Soleimani is another example of how the US has wantonly undermined the norms governing international relations based on the UN Charter. It is also one of the war crimes the US has committed with abuse of force. The US could go as far as to perform “targeted killing” of a sovereign state’s military leader through terrorist means in violation of international law, and also to kill hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians around the world. All these illegal and brutal acts in the eyes of people around the world have been hidden by