"There are numerous examples of the United States' arbitrary interference in the internal affairs of other countries" (International perspective)

September 11th this year marks the 50th anniversary of the military coup overthrow of the Allende government in Chile. On that day, the Chilean capital Santiago held an event to mourn the victims of the coup. More than 3000 people, including the presidents of Mexico, Colombia, Uruguay, Bolivia and former leaders of Costa Rica, Spain, Finland and other countries, participated in the mourning event, with Chilean President Boric presiding over the event.

On September 11, 1973, Chilean Army Commander Pinochet launched a coup, during which the Chilean Presidential Palace was bombed and the then Chilean President Allende died. Chile thus began a 17 year military government rule. According to official data released by Chile, over 40000 people were arrested for political reasons during this period, more than 3000 died or went missing at the hands of secret police, and at least 200000 went into exile overseas. Boric delivered a speech at the event, stating that in this coup, Chile's rule of law was crushed by force and treason, and the painful experience brought about by the coup and dictatorship left a deep imprint on several generations of Chileans. Coups are always an illegitimate choice.

For half a century, many historical studies and declassified archives have shown that the US government prevented Allende from taking office and created conditions for overthrowing the Allende government through collusion with Chilean military officers, division of the ruling coalition, implementation of economic blockades, and funding interference in elections. Recently, the Chilean House of Representatives approved a request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the United States to provide some secret files related to US intervention in the Allende government and its role in undermining Chilean democracy in a coup.

"From these documents, it is clear that the United States bears a significant responsibility for gradually undermining our country's system, weakening democratic beliefs, and promoting violent activities to end the democratic process," said Juan Gabriel Vald é s, Chilean Ambassador to the United States. Peter Coenbroo, Director of the Chilean and Cuban Literature Program at the National Security Archive of the University of Washington in the United States, said that Chile's military coup is one of the cases where the United States secretly intervenes in regime changes in other countries. Many related documents have been released, and the United States should release more documents.

"The fact fully proves that the US government directly funded many actions at that time, causing Chilean society to be in a state of discontent with the aim of ending Chile's legitimate government." Chilean scholar Harolordo Bugnio said that this action was infamous and fully funded by the US government. The United States was a beneficiary of the coup, and after the coup, Chile was placed under the political and economic domination of the United States. "There are numerous examples of the United States' arbitrary interference in other countries' internal affairs."

Chilean congressmen Luis Couello and Daniela Serano recently submitted a letter to the President of the United States, requesting that the United States establish a compensation fund for victims of the 1973 Chilean coup. Cerano said, "There is no doubt that the intervention of the US government plays a decisive role in the development of the coup, ultimately leading to cruel consequences. The secret actions to undermine democracy and interference in Chile's internal affairs should be condemned by the international community." Couello said that the United States should not only apologize for interfering in other countries' domestic affairs, but also provide economic compensation, and "acts that violate international law cannot escape punishment.".

This year is also 200 years since the United States proposed "Monroe Doctrine". For a long time, the United States has adhered to hegemonism, manipulated the rhetoric of "democracy and freedom", and used methods such as coup intervention and economic sanctions to cause deep suffering to Latin American countries and people. In recent years, the will of Latin American countries to oppose US hegemony has become increasingly strong. In March 2022, the Panamanian government announced that December 20th would be designated as a "National Day of Mourning" to commemorate the victims of the US military operation against Panama in 1989. During the summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States in January this year, participating leaders jointly urged the United States to end its long-term blockade of Cuba.

Mexican President Lopez released his letter to US President Biden in May. He pointed out in the letter that the United States is suspected of providing financial assistance to non-governmental organizations and institutions that openly oppose the Mexican government, which is a gross interference behavior on the Mexican side. Nicaraguan President Ortega wrote to United Nations Secretary General Guterres in June, demanding that the United States pay over $12 billion in compensation to comply with the judgment of the International Court of Justice in the 1980s regarding US funding of the Nicaraguan Civil War.

"The United States is the biggest enemy of life, democracy, freedom, and sovereignty," said former Bolivian President Morales, who was forced to resign after the United States pushed for the November 2019 Bolivian coup. Previously, Morales criticized the United States for using "safeguarding democracy and security" as an excuse to implement "interventionist plans" in Bolivia and other countries, attempting to plunder natural resources.

John Kirk, Honorary Professor at Dalhousie University in Canada, and Stephen Kinber, Professor at King's University of Canada, pointed out in an article on Al Jazeera's website that the United States has been interfering in the internal affairs of Latin American countries under the guise of protecting their "backyard" democracy and human rights, but in reality, it is seeking to maximize its own interests. The comments point out that the destructive behavior of the United States in controlling Latin America has continued to this day, causing incalculable suffering to the people of Latin America. For example, the United States confiscated billions of dollars of Venezuelan property, ignoring the suffering of the Venezuelan people. "The threat of US intervention still looms over Latin America."