From AP, (via Globe and Mail): “On the eve of the U.S. presidential election, China accused U.S. President George W. Bush of trying to “rule over the whole world,” saying the invasion of Iraq destroyed the global anti-terrorism coalition and worsened religious and ethnic conflicts.
The strikingly pointed criticism from a government that Washington calls a key anti-terrorism ally was a departure from China’s past refusal to comment on the U.S. presidential candidates.
It came in a commentary in a state newspaper by Vice-Premier Qian Qichen, who criticized what he called the “Bush Doctrine” as a policy of pre-emptive military attack and a Cold War relic. ”
The AP report is here. The full text of Qian Qichen’s article is here.
(UPDATE: the China Daily’s link has been removed. PLease see here.
Vice-premier Qian Qichen (left) listens to US President George W. Bush as they met the press in this March 23, 2001. [From China Daily]
