The Chronicle (UK)

The UN rules are murderousl­y broken

- GEORGE BRITTAIN

WHEN China invaded Korea, the nations united against them, fighting aggression under the blue helmets of the United Nations. This was the reason it was set up.

Similarly, when there was genocide in Serbia, we rescued the oppressed people through the UN.

Much of our world has been at peace since Hitler’s murdering regime was defeated. We now see our peace broken again by greedy empires, but the UN appears to have been neutered. It’s no longer fit for its singular purpose. The muted calls for negotiatio­n, appear to surrender to the invader.

The empires of Russia and China were always expansioni­st, and absorbed many of their previous neighbour nations.

We do not threaten their borders, stable and peaceful for generation­s, but we do resist their actions to disturb the peace of others.

When the UN expelled Taiwan from its membership, they appear to have surrendere­d to the Chinese communist claim to a peaceful territory they never occupied. A Two China policy is now essential to resist the longpromis­ed invasion of Taiwan.

UN membership rules are limited to peace-loving states. Invasions by Russia or China resign them from this peace enforcing organisati­on.

UN rules are murderousl­y broken. Without stronger action from the UN, we should save our membership fees, and look elsewhere to avoid our own surrender, and seek our own defence.

Those who supported the communist emperor Xi may hope that if their own peace is ever invaded by burglars, that our police might not negotiate on the side of the burglars.

 ?? ?? A United Nations soldier helps a wounded Canadian rifleman to an aid station behind the front lines during the Korean War in 1950
A United Nations soldier helps a wounded Canadian rifleman to an aid station behind the front lines during the Korean War in 1950

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