{"id":40975,"date":"2026-01-27T14:13:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T08:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/?p=40975"},"modified":"2026-01-27T14:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T08:28:23","slug":"xi-says-china-seeks-to-uphold-un-based-world-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/xi-says-china-seeks-to-uphold-un-based-world-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Xi says China seeks to uphold UN-based world order"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>BEIJING, Jan 27, (AFP) : President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China seeks to uphold the UN-based world order, in remarks as he met Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo in Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>His comments come after Donald Trump unveiled plans for his new &#8220;Board of Peace&#8221; this month, which has sparked concerns the US president wants to create a rival to the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p>Xi told Orpo in the opulent Great Hall of the People that &#8220;China is willing to work with Finland to firmly uphold the international system with the United Nations at its core&#8221;, according to a readout by state broadcaster CCTV.<\/p>\n<p>While China has been invited to join Trump&#8217;s new grouping, it has not confirmed participation, and Xi has since stressed the importance of a UN-centred international order.<\/p>\n<p>Orpo meanwhile said he looked forward to discussing &#8220;international issues&#8221; and topics on &#8220;bilateral cooperation&#8221; with Xi.<\/p>\n<p>Orpo, on a four-day visit, joins a string of Western leaders who have recently courted Beijing, as Trump&#8217;s mercurial policies prompt a pivot from his allies.<\/p>\n<p>Canadian and French leaders Mark Carney and Emmanuel Macron visited Beijing in past weeks, while British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is due to land on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the warm overtures, Beijing and Helsinki do not see eye-to-eye on thorny issues including Russia&#8217;s war in Ukraine and an international jostling for influence over the Arctic region.<\/p>\n<p>Finnish Defence Minister Antti Hakkanen said in November that China was &#8220;massively&#8221; financing Russia&#8217;s war efforts.<\/p>\n<p>China &#8212; a major Russian trading partner &#8212; has said it takes a neutral stance on the war, and has never condemned Moscow&#8217;s invasion.<\/p>\n<p>NATO chief Mark Rutte has also called for a collective defence strategy to protect Finland, among other Arctic countries, against increased influence and activity from Russia and China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEIJING, Jan 27, (AFP) : President Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China seeks to uphold the UN-based world order, in remarks as he met Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo in Beijing. His comments come after Donald Trump unveiled plans for his new &#8220;Board of Peace&#8221; this month, which has sparked concerns the US president wants [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40975"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40975"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40977,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40975\/revisions\/40977"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nepalsamaj.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}