China Opposes Double Standard in Anti-Terrorism Campaign

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China Opposes Double Standard in Anti-Terrorism Campaign

Chinese Ambassador Sha Zukang said Wednesday in Geneva that double standard should not be adopted in the anti-terrorism campaign.
Speaking at the ongoing 58th Session of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights, Sha said the international community should stand firmly against all forms of terrorism, combating in a consistent and resolute way any terrorist act, regardless of how, when, where and against whom it is committed.

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Double Standards Would Serve as Connivance of Terrorism

Terrorism, in whatever form or manifestation, endangers the life and safety of innocent people, thus constituting a gross violation of human rights, said Sha.

The Chinese ambassador said adopting double or even multiple standards in this respect would serve as connivance of terrorism. It would lead to grave consequences, he noted.

He said, "If the same acts against me are labeled as terrorism and against you praised as defending human rights, the world will be in chaos. To put it bluntly, the essence of double or multiple standards is still one standard, namely, the standard of one country. "

Intl' Humanitarian Law & Human Rights Respected

Sha stressed that in combating terrorism, international humanitarian law and human rights must be respected. The scope of the fight should not be broadened arbitrarily. Terrorism should not be linked up with specific ethnic groups, religions or countries.

Counter-terrorism efforts should target both its symptoms and its root causes, seeking long-term and fundamental solutions while coping with immediate problems, he added.

Cooperation of Intl' Community Urged

Sha called on the international community to ponder seriously over how to promote democracy at the international level and overcome development-related problems. A final solution to the issue of terrorism would come only after all its fundamental causes were removed, he said.

Jiang Calls for Regional Anti-Terrorism Mechanism Between SCO

President Jiang said that the most urgent thing at present is to set up a regional anti-terrorism mechanism among the six members of SCO as soon as possible, while meeting with foreign ministers attending the SCO foreign ministers' one-day irregular meeting held in Beijing. (In Detail)

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