Wang Yi also urged the US to “play a constructive and responsible role” in the conflict. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BEIJING - Israel’s actions in Gaza have gone “beyond the scope of self-defence” and the Israeli government must “cease its collective punishment of the people of Gaza”, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in remarks published on Sunday.
“It should listen earnestly to the calls of the international community and the UN secretary general, and cease its collective punishment of the people of Gaza,” he added in the strongest stance China has expressed so far on the conflict.ordered to flee ahead of the expected assault,The cramped and impoverished territory, where 2.3 million residents live on top of each other, has been under a land, air and sea blockade since 2006.
The country’s state broadcaster CCTV said on Sunday that China’s special envoy Zhai Jun will visit the Middle East next week to push for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict and promote peace talks.
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