I don't find it astonishing at all. Unlike NATO or Russia, China has a plausible claim to neutrality in the Yugoslav wars. In fact, I think that a armed UN force led by India and China, and with minor roles for Russia and NATO would be a fairly decent solution to the crisis. Not that the US will ever allow it, though.
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