China has urged Israel to stop and reverse West Bank settlement building, calling the Palestinian issue the century’s greatest historical injustice. Wang Yi also pressed for a two-state solution and wider access to Gaza.
01Summary
- 01Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi raised the issue with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Azerbaijan, according to China’s foreign ministry.
- 02Wang said China sees the Palestinian question as “the greatest historical injustice of this century”.
- 03He said Israel should stop and reverse its “forced establishment” of West Bank settlements.
- 04Wang said the immediate priority is to fully open access to the Gaza Strip so a humanitarian “catastrophe” does not spread.
- 05Wang is attending the Seventh Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia in Baku as President Xi Jinping’s special representative.
02Why it matters
China is using a high-level diplomatic setting to press its view on the Israel-Palestinian conflict. The remarks add to international pressure over settlement expansion and access to Gaza.
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