{"id":29099,"date":"2026-09-26T16:04:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T16:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=29099"},"modified":"2026-09-26T16:04:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T16:04:55","slug":"stop-using-threats-china-takes-veiled-shot-at-us-over-cuba-iran-in-sharply-critical-un-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=29099","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Stop using threats&#8217;: China takes veiled shot at US over Cuba &#038; Iran in sharply critical UN speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134507178,imgsize-97962,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/134507178.jpg\" alt=\"'Stop using threats': China takes veiled shot at US over Cuba &amp; Iran in sharply critical UN speech\" title=\"Chinese Vice President Han Zheng speaks during the 81st session of the UNGA (Photo: AP).\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Chinese Vice President Han Zheng speaks during the 81st session of the UNGA (Photo: AP).\">Chinese Vice President Han Zheng speaks during the 81st session of the UNGA (Photo: AP).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chinese Vice President Han Zheng indirectly asked the United States to respect the sovereignty of Iran and Cuba during his speech at the UN General Assembly on Saturday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>&#8220;Major countries should have special responsibilities for safeguarding international peace and security, and they should take the lead in complying with the rules, upholding rule of law, and doing what&#8217;s right,&#8221; Han said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Zheng did not call out the US by its name, but mentioned it as the &#8220;relevant country&#8221;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><b>Ally in the Gulf<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Earlier, Trump had warned Xi against providing support to the Iranians amid reports of Beijing supplying shoulder-mounted air-defence missile launchers, and helping Iran evade sanctions on its oil sales.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>On Friday, the US ambassador to China reported that Trump was reassured by the Chinese that they wouldn&#8217;t indulge in pro-China activities.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>However, Zheng criticised American actions in the Middle East, displaying a sharp contrast from the earlier warm-toned talks between China and the US.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>&#8220;China holds that the sovereignty and security of countries in the Middle East, including the Gulf, should be respected&#8221;, he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><b>A fellow communist<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Zheng also turned his attention to Cuba, a fellow communist state, calling on the US to end its pressure campaign against the island nation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>&#8220;China urges the relevant country to immediately stop using threat of force against Cuba and immediately and completely lift the blockade and sanctions against Cuba,&#8221; he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>His remarks came weeks after Cuba&#8217;s electrical grid suffered a complete collapse, plunging the country into darkness and leaving millions without electricity amid the ongoing US blockade.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>On Tuesday, Trump called Cuba a \u2018failed state\u2019 prompting the Cuban delegation to walk out during his speech at UNGA.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>\u201cFreedom will come to Cuba,\u201d Trump said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>The US President had also announced that his administration is seeking a \u201cfundamental change\u201d in the situation in the country.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>Zheng used the address to present China as a dependable partner on the world stage and a firm defender of developing nations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>&#8220;China holds that all countries, big or small, are equal members of the international community, and that world affairs should be handled by all through consultation,&#8221; he said.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/china\/stop-using-threats-china-takes-veiled-shot-at-us-over-cuba-iran-in-sharply-critical-un-speech\/articleshow\/134507178.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese Vice President Han Zheng speaks during the 81st session of the UNGA (Photo: AP). 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