Chinese envoy blasts U.S. for its handling of Security Council draft resolution on South Sudan

STORY: Chinese envoy blasts U.S. for its handling of Security Council draft resolution on South Sudan DATELINE: March 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:12 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of Security Council Chamber 2. various of delegates voting 3. wide shot of Charge d'affaires of the Chinese mission to the United Nations Dai Bing speaking 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese/English): DAI BING, Charge d'affaires of the Chinese mission to the United Nations 5. various of delegates 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese/English): DAI BING, Charge d'affaires of the Chinese mission to the United Nations STORYLINE: A Chinese envoy on Wednesday blasted the United States, as penholder, for its handling of a Security Council draft resolution on South Sudan. Dai Bing, the charge d'affaires of the Chinese mission to the United Nations, said in an explanation of vote that China had to abstain from the voting, as the draft resolution voted on by the Security Council contains elements that are designed to exert lopside

China regrets U.S. push for human rights language in Security Council resolution on South Sudan

STORY: China regrets U.S. push for human rights language in Security Council resolution on South Sudan DATELINE: March 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:17 SHOTLIST: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS STORYLINE: A Chinese envoy on Tuesday regretted the push by the United States for human rights-related texts in a draft Security Council resolution on the mandate renewal for the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Dai Bing, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, said China had to abstain in Tuesday's voting after the United States, the penholder on South Sudan, refused to make revisions. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): DAI BING, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations "Throughout the consultation process, the United States had pushed for the inclusion of many human rights-related texts, resulting in a very unbalanced draft resolution. South Sudan is the youngest member of the UN. The international community should support the country in gradually exploring a pa