It seems the Chinese government learned that international responsibility is mainly defined by political responses to international crises, especially security issues, rather than simply economic aid to poor countries.
"While we respect Burundi's sovereignty in addressing internal matters, Rwanda considers the safety of innocent population as a regional and international responsibility," Rwanda's foreign minister, Louise Mushikiwabo, said.
In medicine there is a somewhat greater awareness of international responsibility.
Canada has promoted the principle of an international "responsibility to protect" endangered civilians.
"International responsibility sharing is the basis on which the whole global refugee system works.
"But now six months have passed and they have international responsibility.
Controlling the global epidemic of tobacco use is an international responsibility that other world leaders must also champion.
Values and impacts were assessed through 6 agglomerated attributes: richness/diversity, rarity, size/continuity/pristineness, information/symbolic value, international responsibility and visual value.
Of course – when there are natural disasters or extreme circumstances – supplying aid is part of our international responsibility.
BEIJING — Since the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Chinese analysts have been debating whether China should take on more international responsibility.
"The high degree of international responsibility we are expected to shoulder is something new," says his boss, Mr Schröder, with some relish.
