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China has WESTERN INTERVENTION PLANS IN LIBYA AB

China tells West to back off
Morning Star Tuesday 01 March 2011
Tom Mellen
Beijing joined Caracas in proposing negotiations to resolve the Libyan crisis as the US deployed warplanes and naval vessels closer to Libya and British PM David Cameron ordered the Ministry of Defence to come up with plans for a "military no-fly zone."
On Monday Pentagon spokesman Marine Corps Colonel Dave Lapan confirmed that the Pentagon "is in the planning and preparing mode.
"We're repositioning forces in the region to provide options and flexibility."
And on Tuesday Mr Cameron said his government would "not tolerate this regime using military force against its own people," as right-wing papers quoted "British sources" as saying that Libyan leader Muammar Gadaffi still has "stocks of mustard gas chemicals."
"In that context I have asked the Ministry of Defence and the Chief of the Defence Staff to work with our allies on plans for a military no-fly zone," Mr Cameron said.
But China rejected foreign military intervention or the imposition of "no-fly zones" over Libya on Tuesday, saying that the crisis in the oil-rich country should be resolved peacefully though talks.
China's foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said Beijing was concerned by the intensification of Western sabre-rattling in recent days.
"We have noticed this and are paying close attention," Ms Jiang told a regular news briefing.
"We are paying a great deal of attention to what is happening in Libya. We hope that it can return to stability as soon as possible and its problems can be resolved peacefully through dialogue."
Ms Jiang emphasised that Beijing's priority was "for the violence to end, to avoid casualties and to make constructive efforts to help Libya return to peace and stability."
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also objected to Cameron's threats, ruling out the idea of establishing a no-fly zone on Tuesday.
Mr Lavrov said that the world should instead "concentrate on the full implementation" of sanctions already imposed on the Libyan government by the United Nations security council.
"We need to avoid the superfluous," Mr Lavrov insisted.
Earlier a French government spokesman said military action to overthrow Mr Gaddafi "is not a priority."
All three countries have veto powers in the security council, so their approval is needed for a UN-mandated "no-fly zone."
Rebels in the town of Zawiyah near the Libyan capital Tripoli claimed that they had repulsed soldiers attempting to retake the town, and that fighting also broke out in Misratah.

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