NEW YORK, April 22, 2025 — China’s Communist regime is convening a UN meeting tomorrow, April 23rd, to condemn the United States for “Bullying.”
Entitled “The Impact of Unilateralism and Bullying Practices on International Relations,” the event will be held as an informal “Arria Formula” meeting of the United Nations Security Council.
According to the meeting’s concept note, the purpose is to condemn the U.S. government’s “arbitrary unilateral tariffs” and rally countries against the U.S. under the guise of defending fairness and justice in international affairs. Among its stated objectives, it lists ensuring that the U.N. aligns on this agenda and takes effective measures to “counter the impact of unilateralism and bullying on international relations.”
Hillel Neuer, Executive Director of UN Watch, said: “It’s Orwellian to watch China, one of the world’s leading abusers of economic coercion and human rights, convene a UN meeting to accuse others of bullying. This is the same regime that threatens sanctions on democracies recognizing Taiwan, punishes countries for standing with Uyghurs, and bullies its neighbors in the South China Sea. Beijing’s attempt to hijack the UN to attack the United States is not about peace or development—it’s about shielding authoritarian power from accountability.”
The event, to be broadcast live at 10 am in New York, features two speakers:
- Jeffrey David Sachs, a Columbia University professor notorious for backing dictators Nicolás Maduro, Vladimir Putin, and Xi Jinping
- Wang Huiyao, president of the Center for China and Globalization, a Beijing-based think tank with close ties to the Chinese Communist Party
This initiative by Beijing comes amid a broader diplomatic campaign. In the same week, a meeting was held by the “Group of Friends in Defence of the Charter of the United Nations,” which includes China, North Korea, Eritrea, Cuba, Russia, Venezuela, and Iran. The group denounced the “weaponization of tariffs” and echoed China’s calls for a rules-based international order free from “hegemonic interference.”
These efforts reflect a coordinated strategy by authoritarian states to challenge Western influence in international institutions under the banner of defending multilateralism and the UN Charter.
No Joke: China is convening a UN meeting tomorrow to condemn the United States for “Bullying.” https://t.co/9uNcru7cGt
Yet China is a regime that bullies their own people, bullies their neighbors, and bullies anyone who stands up for Taiwan or their persecuted Uyghur miinority. pic.twitter.com/bNm5Fwtxiu
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) April 22, 2025
#FMsays China supports the international community in using various platforms, including the UNSC, to discuss and deepen understandings on the harm of unilateralism and bullying practices, FM spokesman Lin Jian said as the country is reportedly scheduled to convene an informal… pic.twitter.com/6kNowPVv8p
— China Daily (@ChinaDaily) April 17, 2025
