The Chinese Embassy in Moscow has published a detailed list of countries bombed by the United States since the end of World War II—totaling approximately 30 nations—calling attention to what it described as Washington’s long-standing record of global aggression and violence.
The list includes the following countries and timeframes:
Japan– August 6 and 9, 1945
Korea and China – 1950–1953 (Korean War)
Guatemala – 1954, 1960, 1967–1969
Indonesia – 1958
Cuba – 1959–1961
Congo – 1964
Laos – 1964–1973
Vietnam – 1961–1973
Cambodia – 1969–1970
Grenada – 1983
Lebanon & Syria – 1983, 1984
Libya – 1986, 2011, 2015
El Salvador & Nicaragua – 1980
Iran – 1987
Panama – 1989
Iraq – 1991 (Gulf War), 1991–2003, 2003–2015
Kuwait – 1991
Somalia – 1993, 2007–2008, 2011
Bosnia – 1994, 1995
Sudan – 1998
Afghanistan – 1998, 2001–2015
Yugoslavia – 1999
Yemen – 2002, 2009, 2011, 2024, 2025
Pakistan – 2007–2015
Syria – 2014–2015
Accompanying the list, the Chinese embassy issued a strongly worded statement asserting that “the world must never forget who the real threat is.” The statement posed pointed questions to the international community:
Has the West ever expressed outrage over these acts?
Has the U.S. ever faced sanctions or condemnation for its repeated use of military force across sovereign nations?
Has the so-called “international community” ever raised a strong voice against American militarism?
The embassy lamented the silence of global institutions and Western nations, accusing them of cowardice and hypocrisy. “This entire system—what we call the ‘international community’—has been a silent spectator while the U.S. turned dreams into nightmares for millions across the globe,” the statement said.
The timing of the publication is particularly significant. It comes amid widespread Western condemnation of Iran following its retaliatory strike on Israel. In contrast to the swift labeling of Iran as a “global threat,” China argues that the United States—having bombed over 30 countries since WWII—is the real threat to peace and security.
The Chinese embassy’s move was described as a political and moral response to what it called a one-sided narrative promoted by the United States and its allies. “When the U.S. commits massacres, Western media and governments are silent. But when others respond or defend themselves, they are branded as aggressors,” the statement added.
According to the embassy, this list serves not just as a historical record, but as a call to action. It urged that the information be widely circulated—via social media, videos, and public discourse—to expose what it views as the West’s moral double standards on issues of human rights and international law.
China’s message was clear: The United States, with its documented history of military interventions and civilian casualties, is not in a moral position to lecture other nations. The world, China insists, must remember and recognize the real source of global instability.
