China accused NATO of inflicting battle and humanitarian crises worldwide because the nation commemorates the anniversary of the NATO missile assault that struck the Chinese language Embassy in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, on Might 7, 1999.

"NATO's repeated eastward enlargement after the Chilly Battle has not solely did not make Europe any safer, but additionally sowed the seeds of battle," Chinese language Ambassador to the U.N. Zhang Jun mentioned throughout a U.N. Safety Council assembly on Thursday.

"Opposite to its declare to be a company defensive in nature, NATO has wantonly launched wars in opposition to sovereign international locations, inflicting colossal casualties and humanitarian disasters," he added.

Zhang made his remarks throughout a gathering discussing the Russian invasion of Ukraine as he known as for a peaceable decision and methods to attenuate the affect of the warfare, the South China Morning Submit reported.

China Accuses NATO of causing conflict
China claimed that NATO is chargeable for conflicts and "humanitarian disasters" worldwide because the nation remembers the NATO bombing of the Chinese language Embassy in Belgrade in 1999. Above, Zhang Jun, Chinese language ambassador to the U.N., speaks throughout the U.N. Safety Council assembly discussing the Russian and Ukraine battle at United Nations Headquarters on March 11, 2022, in New York Metropolis. Photograph by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Pictures

Zhang added that NATO has been "clinging to the anachronistic doctrine of safety...eager to impress bloc confrontations and create tensions in Europe, and even the Asia-Pacific area and the broader world."

He additionally referred to the 1999 incident, recalling the three Chinese language journalists who died and the greater than 20 Chinese language diplomats who had been injured after NATO fired missiles that struck the Chinese language Embassy.

NATO mentioned it was not intentional and occurred throughout the missile strike in Yugoslavia, the Related Press reported, however the Beijing authorities by no means accepted the declare.

"The Chinese language folks will always remember this barbaric atrocity, and can by no means enable such historical past to repeat itself," Zhang mentioned.

Different Chinese language officers have criticized NATO amid the continued Russian warfare in Ukraine, together with International Ministry's spokesperson Zhao Lijian, who repeated claims that the bloc is chargeable for the instability in Europe.

"For a while, the NATO head has disregarded information and confounded black with white when making groundless accusations, smears and assaults in opposition to China," Zhao mentioned in April after NATO Secretary-Normal Jens Stoltenberg criticized China for not condemning the warfare in Ukraine and described Beijing's place as a "critical problem" to the alliance.

"He has made irresponsible feedback on China's international insurance policies, touted the 'China risk' and even used coercion on China lately," Zhao mentioned in an obvious reference to Stoltenberg.

"NATO ought to instantly cease spreading disinformation and provocative remarks focusing on China, and abandon the confrontational method of drawing ideological traces," he added. "NATO has disrupted Europe. It ought to cease making an attempt to destabilize Asia and the entire world."

Newsweek reached out to NATO's press workplace for remark.