People’s Republic of China
Ambassador Li Baodong
China has been a member of the UN since October 24, 1945. It is a permanent member of the UN Security Council. Li Baodong has served as the China’s Permanent Representative to the UN since March 2010. The following is excerpted from Ambassador Baodong’s statement during UN Security Council debate on UN Resolution 1973 and the Situation in Libya on March 17, 2011. China is gravely concerned by the continuing deterioration of the situation in Libya. We support the Security Council’s adoption of appropriate and necessary action to stabilize the situation in Libya as soon as possible and to halt…