 Complete the following phrase:  A major issue at the beginning of the decade was the occupation of Iraq in Kuwait. Although China agreed to the US-sponsored resolution in the UN Security Council demanding Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait, it was hesitant about agreeing to the use of force under the UNSC auspices to stop the annexation. China chose to abstain when a resolution on this matter was called to a vote on 20 November 1990 Resolution 678. When a US-led coalition of 35 countries waged a 