The US is exposed to threatening other countries at the UN meeting, and officials of other countries said: It's like dealing with a gang
According to reports from the UK's Financial Times on November 2nd local time, citing statements from multiple attendees, officials from the Trump administration threatened to impose additional trade tariffs and make personal threats against representatives of other countries to prevent the achievement of a historic shipping climate agreement.
More than 10 diplomats, government officials from other countries, and industry observers told the Financial Times that the US side trampled on normal global diplomatic rules during a meeting held in London-based International Maritime Organization (IMO) last month, and used "bullying methods" to block the Net Zero Framework supported by the United Nations.
This framework would have imposed carbon emission taxes on shipping. According to attendees, a group of American officials intimidated small island countries in Africa, as well as the Pacific and the Caribbean, forcing these countries to abandon their support for the framework. According to one person present, the American delegation had 8 members.
According to five attendees, the intimidation tactics included approaching officials from various countries during tea breaks, warning them that they might not be able to transit through the US, or that their families could face entry restrictions if they took actions that harmed US interests. Among the five people who informed about the situation at that time, there were two representatives from countries directly threatened.
One official said that the atmosphere of fear at the meeting was "simply like walking on the streets of New York," and a senior person who had attended many IMO meetings was also shocked by the various threats made by the US side. "It's like dealing with a gang," this senior person said: "This is bullying. They don't need to tell you what they will do to you, just let you know there will be consequences."
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