China signals veto in standoff with U.S. over Afghanistan U.N. mission: diplomats
FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund in Shanghai/ UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - China and the United States are deadlocked over a U.N. Security Council resolution to extend the world body's political mission in Afghanistan, with Beijing signaling it will cast a veto because there is no reference to its global Belt and Road infrastructure project, diplomats said on Monday. A planned vote on Monday by the 15-member Security Council to renew the mission, known as UNAMA, was delayed to Tuesday to allow for further negotiations. ...
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