Recently, something happened to Haiti , which is regarded as the "backyard" by the United States, and large-scale demonstrations broke out in many places, demanding Prime Minister Ariel Henry to step down. This situation in Haiti alarmed the UN Secretary-General, who was very worried about the local security and sanitation environment and called for armed intervention to free the local people from a "completely nightmare situation."
How bad is the situation in Haiti? It made Guterres amazed that the local people were in a "completely nightmare situation."
Haiti, this is a magical country. Located in the north of Caribbean , it is the world's first black republic with an area of only 27,800 square kilometers, making it one of the least developed countries in the world.
Haiti chaos is the result of a combination of multiple factors.
1 is that the political situation is unstable, and those in power compete for power and profit, and fight. For example, in July last year, Haitian President Moiz was assassinated and shot 12 times. This incident shocked the world and brought Haiti into people's vision again in this form.
Second, domestic gangs are rampant and committing many evil deeds. They blocked major traffic routes and prevented fuel from entering the country through ports, resulting in a serious local fuel shortage.
However, the Haitian Prime Minister announced the cancellation of fuel subsidies at this time, causing domestic oil prices to rise and the people's situation is even more difficult.
So angry people took to the streets to protest the rise in fuel prices and demanded Prime Minister Henry's resignation.
Disasters do not happen singly. In addition to man-made disasters, natural disasters also come to the people of Haiti.
Due to the poor sanitary environment and the lack of drinking water and other daily necessities, a cholera epidemic broke out again in Haiti after three years. As of the 17th of this month, 35 people in Haiti have lost their lives due to cholera .
Haiti's bad situation lasts for more than a day or two.
As early as late September this year, the Haitian Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a "send signal" to the United Nations, requesting the United Nations to provide strong support to help Haiti eliminate gangster forces, curb the humanitarian crisis, and allow the Haitian people to live a normal life.
Regarding Haiti's help signal, Guterres asked Security Council to consider sending an international force to Haiti to conduct armed intervention, help Haitian police recover the fuel import terminal from the gangsters, restore normal order in Haiti Port-au-Prince, and allow international humanitarian aid materials to enter Haiti through the port.
The attitude of the United States
The United States regards Haiti as its "backyard". In such a situation in Haiti, the United States cannot sit idly by. Previously, the United States, one of the members of the Security Council, has joined forces with its ally Canada to transport weapons and ammunition to Haiti to help local police crack down on gangs.
In addition to providing weapons and ammunition to the Haitian government, the United States also plans to propose a United Nations resolution with Mexico to impose an arms embargo on Haitian gang forces and freeze their assets. In addition, in order to improve the security situation in Haiti, the resolution is also ready to authorize the organization of an international mission to travel to Haiti for assistance.
Haitian security problem is a chronic disease. The international community has invested more than US$8 billion in various expenses to help the Haitian people escape from the sea of suffering in 30 years, but the effect is very disappointing. The solution proposed by China may become the optimal solution to the Haitian problem.
China's attitude
As a responsible major country, China is very concerned about the situation in Haiti. Last February, Geng Shuang spoke at the United Nations on behalf of China, harshly criticizing the Haitian government and its leaders, claiming that it is mainly responsible for the Haitian people not seeming to see their future.
Chinese diplomats have always been gentle and elegant. It is rare to criticize Haitian government and leaders with such words. This shows how bad the Haitian government is and how miserable the Haitian people are.
In addition to China, the United States and France have also made severe criticisms of the Haitian government.
At the Security Council meeting in July this year, China proposed to impose an arms embargo on Haiti, and sanctioned Haitian gang leaders and sent personnel to Haiti for peacekeeping.After active discussion, China's proposal was passed unanimously, and all members of the Security Council unanimously agreed with the content of China's proposal.
Because all member states voted in favor of a country, which is also rare in the history of the Security Council.
Although China calls for an arms embargo on Haiti in its proposal, the United Nations did not make strong regulations during its implementation, resulting in some weapons falling into the hands of gangsters, and criminal activities such as gang violence emerged one after another, which eventually made Haitian people suffer.
In view of this situation, at the meeting in mid-July, Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jun pointed out that gang violence is becoming more and more intense in Haiti. The root cause is that weapons smuggling is repeated. Countries should crack down on weapon smuggling and prohibit their citizens from smuggling weapons to Haiti (here @ American arms dealers).
After a large-scale protest in Haiti's capital, China once again spoke out on the Haiti issue. Chinese diplomat Geng Shuang expressed support for the UN Security Council's measures to sanction Haitian gangs, claiming that the scourge of Haitian gangs must be resolutely eradicated.
. Geng Shuang believes that the armed intervention in Haiti situation should be taken into consideration and treated with caution. Because the Haitian government is incompetent and lacks legitimacy, if it provides weapons to it and dispatches rapid operation forces under the banner of the United Nations, it may not gain the understanding, support and cooperation of all sectors of Haiti, and may even be violently resisted or confronted by local people.
China's concerns are not redundant. Haiti's current government lacks legitimacy and bears primary responsibility for Haiti's poor status quo. If it is provided with help, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among other political forces in Haiti and people from all walks of life, and may eventually lead to a situation of numerous gangs and warlords fighting each other, making the situation even more serious.
In China's view, the effect of armed intervention is only temporary, and it is not the root cause. Once the United Nations personnel withdraw, Haiti may fall into chaos again, which cannot effectively change Haiti's chaos in the long run.
Therefore, China suggests that based on Haiti’s unique situation, starting from the long run, we must not only have external efforts, but also pay attention to the voices of Haitian people, strive for support from all walks of life in Haiti, and find a comprehensive solution to the Haitian issue.
Peace is not easy. I hope that with the help of the international community, Haiti can eliminate gangs as soon as possible, alleviate inflation, stabilize the political situation, and let the people get out of the current predicament and live a normal life.
