论中国对联合国安理会678号决议弃权的原因

On the Cause of China's Abstaining from Voting for United Nations Security Council 678 Resolution

1990年伊拉克侵占邻国科威特后,联合国安理会通过了授权以美国为首的多国部队对伊拉克动武的678号决议。作为安理会常任理事国,中国对该决议案投了弃权票。其真正原因主要是678号决议包含对伊拉克动武的内容有悖于中国力主和平解决国际危机的一贯立场;安理会在授权动武时缺少联合国宪章所规定的采取强制性军事行动的前提条件;中国不能接受美国将中方支持678号决议与恢复中美正常关系紧密挂钩的做法;海湾战争扩大化势必会影响作为伊拉克最大债权国之一的中国的经济利益。总之,中国政府慎重决定弃权,绝不是偶然的。

Immediately after the Iraqi invasion of Kuweit, UN Security Council passed 678 Resolution which authorized the multi-national troops headed by the U.S. to take military action against Iraq. As one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, China abstained from voting. The reason for it can be concluded as follows： The military action against Iraq prescribed in 678 Resolution goes against China＇s constant position of settling international crisis through peaceful measures; The authorization by the Council to use military power does not have sufficient premises stipulated in the UN Charter; China cannot accept the U. S.＇s close association of China＇s vote with normalizing Sino-American relation-ship; The expansion of the Gulf War is sure to damage China＇s economic benefits, as China is Iraq＇s biggest debtor country. In a word, it is not at all incidental about China＇s discreet abstaining.