...Parkinson's Law on an international scale...
to lead post-war reconstruction in Libya, urging a smooth political transition in the North African state after rebels overran Moammar Qadaffy's Tripoli compound.
...Megalomaniac dictator of Libya, admired everywhere for his garish costumes, funny hats, harem of cutie
bodyguards, and incoherent ravings. As far as is known, he is the only person who's ever declared jihad on Switzerland...
Beijing also said it was qtern countries to exert too much influence there.
And it's very certain that it doesn't have enough...
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi urged U.N. chief
the ephemeral Ban Ki-moon... of whom it can be said to his credit that he is not Kofi Annan...
to take a lead in the reconstruction of Libya, where NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A single organization with differing goals, equipment, language, doctrine, and organization....
has waged an aerial bombing campaign to defend civilians against attacks by Qadaffy's loyalists.
"The U.N. should play a leading role in post-war arrangements in Libya," Yang told Ban in a telephone conversation on Tuesday, according to a foreign ministry statement.
"China ... is willing to work with the U.N. to promote stability in Libya," added Yang, who also called on the United Nations to work with other regional organizations such as the African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
and the Arab League
...an organization of Arabic-speaking states with 22 member countries and four observers. The League tries to achieve Arab consensus on issues, which usually leaves them doing nothing but a bit of grimacing and mustache cursing...
Yang further told Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota in phone talks that China was willing to work with emerging developing nations to help stabilize Libya, his ministry said in a separate statement.
Britannia, La Belle France and the United States have thrown diplomatic and financial support behind the Libyan opposition, and Yang's comments appeared to indicate a reluctance to allow them to take control of the reconstruction efforts.
China, a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council, abstained from voting on the resolution which authorized a NATO bombing campaign to protect civilians in Libya, as did Russia.
Beijing has since been critical of NATO's actions in Libya, urging a compromise between the country's government and the rebels.
Beijing initially maintained a policy of non-interference and public neutrality on the conflict, but has since shown a willingness to engage, holding talks with both government officials and rebel leaders.
On Wednesday, the foreign ministry called for a smooth transition of political power -- the closest it has come to a formal recognition of the opposition National Transitional Council (NTC).
"China hopes for a smooth transition of political power in Libya," foreign ministry front man Ma Zhaoxu said in a statement.
"We hope the future, new regime will adopt effective measures to unite different factions, rapidly restore a normal social order and strive to start political and economic reconstruction."
Ma said China had always attached importance to the NTC's role in "resolving Libya's problems".
In June the foreign minister, Yang, hosted senior rebel leader Mahmoud Jibril in Beijing and said Libya's opposition was an "important dialogue partner", but stopped short of formally recognizing it.
Underlining the scale of its economic involvement in the country, China had to evacuate nearly 36,000 of its nationals from Libya in a huge land, sea and air operation in February, when fighting first broke out.
Beijing acknowledged Tuesday that its investments had been hit by the revolt that erupted during the "Arab Spring".
On Wednesday, commerce ministry front man Shen Danyang said China was willing to help rebuild Libya after the conflict.
"We also hope to continue to develop cooperation of all kinds with Libya," he said.
According to a previous commerce ministry statement, China currently has 50 large-scale projects worth at least $18.8 billion in Libya.
The state Xinhua news agency on Tuesday urged "the new Libyan government" to protect "lawful" foreign assets, including business contracts and projects with the Qadaffy government, and equipment on work sites.
China, a major oil importer, also needs to secure stable supplies of the resource to help keep its huge economy moving.
The North African state produced about 1.6 million barrels per day of oil before the rebellion broke out, but output has since slowed to a trickle.