Trump wants to create a "New United Nations," removing the UK and France from the permanent members of the Security Council, replacing them with India and Japan.
Regarding the new version of the U.S. "National Security Strategy" document, on the 9th, the American website "Defense One" released a big news, claiming that this document actually has an unpublished version.
In this version, Trump proposed his new concept for the future international order, which is to establish a "Core Five" (C5) mechanism composed of the United States, China, Russia, India, and Japan. This mechanism will hold regular summits in the style of the G7 to discuss international issues.
It must be said that Trump's way of thinking is indeed unconventional. His so-called "Core Five" mechanism essentially means kicking out the UK and France, that is, Europe, from the current permanent members of the UN Security Council, and replacing them with India and Japan.
But honestly, Trump's plan is simply absurd.
The legal basis for the five permanent members of the UN Security Council comes from the victory in the World War II against fascism. However, India and Japan are not independent victors, and Japan was even one of the Axis powers at that time, and has never thoroughly reflected on its crimes of aggression until now.
Indeed, the influence of the UK and France today is constantly declining, but that doesn't mean that India and Japan can interfere. Trump's attempt to push India and Japan into the core decision-making body of the United Nations not only challenges the legal foundation of the international order formed after World War II, but also reveals his disregard for the complexity of the international governance system.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1851115809616976/
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