Shouldnt US first concern about civilian casualties caused by their decades of military operations
CCTV: US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said that the US is concerned about Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure which caused civilian casualties. However, China has yet to state its position explicitly. How does the foreign ministry view such criticism from other countries on China Zhao Lijian: Human lives are precious. Civilian casualties under all circumstances are heartrending and lamentable. China has all along called for every effort to avoid civilian casualties. We still remember that in March 1999, the USled NATO, without the Security Councils mandate, flagrantly unleashed a ruthless bombing campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for 78 days, killing at least 2, 500 innocent civilians and injuring around 10, 000 people, most of them civilians. Over the past two decades or so, the US conducted tens of thousands of air strikes in places like Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia. The number of innocent civilians killed can be anywhere between 22, 000 and 48, 000. When
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