China tells Israel to stop ‘forced establishment’ of West Bank settlements

‘The Palestinian question is the greatest historical injustice of this century,’ China’s foreign minister said.

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“The Palestinian question is the greatest historical injustice of this century,” China’s foreign minister said.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi [File: Achmad Ibrahim/Getty Images]

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told Israeli President Isaac Herzog during a meeting in Azerbaijan that Israel should stop and reverse its “forced establishment” of West Bank settlements, China’s foreign ministry said in a statement.

Wang told Herzog that China has consistently viewed the Palestinian question as the greatest historical injustice of this century, the ministry said in the statement on Friday.

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Wang emphasised that the “two-state solution” is the right path to a resolution and said the immediate priority is to fully open access to the Gaza Strip so a humanitarian “catastrophe” is not allowed to spread.

Wang added that China is willing to work with the international community to push all parties to return to dialogue as soon as possible and seek a political settlement.

Wang is attending the Seventh Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia, held in Baku, Azerbaijan, as the special representative of President Xi Jinping, China’s state news agency Xinhua reported.

China urges new Middle East framework

In September, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Cairo for the first time in a decade and called on Middle East countries to oppose external influence and consider reshaping the region’s security order.

Xi’s rare visit arrived as Beijing seeks to expand its influence in the region amid the US-Israel war on Iran .

The talks covered the US-Israel war on Iran, with both presidents urging “diplomatic solutions” to reach a “comprehensive agreement to end the war”, according to a statement from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s spokesperson.

In March, China criticised the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, with Beijing demanding an immediate halt to the joint attacks. Wang told his Israeli counterpart, Gideon Saar, that the attack on Iran came as negotiations between Washington and Tehran had “made significant progress, including addressing Israel’s security concerns”, China’s foreign ministry said in a statement following the start of the war.

China was Iran’s largest trading partner , buying up to 90 percent of its oil, according to the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission. In 2021, Beijing signed a 25-year “comprehensive strategic partnership agreement” with Tehran.

At the same time, Beijing has spent the past decade cultivating closer ties with Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, and remains a top trade partner of both the US and Israel.

中国外交部长表示：“巴勒斯坦问题是本世纪最大的历史不公正现象。”

中国外交部长王毅 [图片来源：Achmad Ibrahim/Getty Images]

中国外交部在一份声明中表示，中国外交部长王毅在阿塞拜疆会见以色列总统伊萨克·赫尔佐格时表示，以色列应该停止并扭转其在西岸“强行建立”定居点的做法。

外交部周五发表声明称，王毅告诉赫尔佐格，中国一贯将巴勒斯坦问题视为本世纪最大的历史不公正现象。

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王毅强调，“两国方案”是解决问题的正确途径，并表示当务之急是全面开放通往加沙地带的通道，防止人道主义“灾难”蔓延。

王毅补充说，中国愿与国际社会一道，推动各方尽快重返对话，寻求政治解决。

据中国官方通讯社新华社报道，王毅作为国家主席习近平的特别代表，出席在阿塞拜疆巴库举行的亚洲相互协作与信任措施会议第七次峰会。

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