“It is a tragedy for humanity and a disgrace to civilization, as today, in the 21st century, this humanitarian disaster cannot be stopped,” Wang told reporters, during a press conference in Beijing.
The Chinese Foreign Minister announced that Beijing supports “full” membership of a Palestinian state in the United Nations. Wang Yi said, on the sidelines of the second session of the 14th National People’s Congress of China: “We support Palestine to become a full member of the United Nations.”
He said, “The disaster in Gaza has once again reminded the world of the fact that it is no longer possible to ignore that the Palestinian territories have been occupied for a long time.”
He added, “The long-awaited desire of the Palestinian people to establish an independent state can no longer be avoided, and the historical injustice suffered by the Palestinian people cannot continue for generations without being corrected.”
Tense relations between Beijing and Washington
The Chinese Foreign Minister announced that the United States blames China “under any pretext,” amid tense relations between the two largest economies in the world.
“The methods used to suppress China are constantly being renewed, and the list of unilateral sanctions is constantly being expanded,” Wang Yi said, adding that “the desire to pile on blame under any pretext has reached an unreasonable level.”
China is a global force for peace and stability
He stressed that his country will be a global force for peace and stability. “In the face of complex turmoil in the international environment, China will continue to be a force for peace, a force for stability and also a force for progress in the world,” he told reporters.
Wang met with the press on Thursday on the sidelines of China’s largest annual political gathering, which Beijing opened earlier this week.
Holding the 2024 “annual sessions” of the 14th National People’s Congress and the National Committee of the Political Consultative Conference in parallel represents a rare opportunity to touch upon the strategy of the Chinese government led by the Communist Party for the coming year.
This year’s meetings are receiving close attention and monitoring to monitor Chinese leaders’ confidence in the current geopolitical circumstances, as tension continues across the Taiwan Strait and the Russian war in Ukraine enters its third year.
“We firmly oppose all acts of hegemony and bullying, and will firmly support national sovereignty and security as well as development interests,” Wang said Thursday.
During the last 24 hours, another 86 Palestinians were martyred and 113 Palestinians were injured in the attacks of the Israeli forces.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, 30 thousand 717 Palestinians have been martyred and 72 thousand 156 Palestinians have been injured as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression in the
Gaza Strip since October 7.
On the other hand, negotiations are ongoing in Egypt for a ceasefire before Ramadan, but there has been no breakthrough in the negotiations so far.
Hamas has said in its statement today that Hamas is showing the flexibility needed to end the ongoing aggression in Gaza, but Israel is still avoiding any agreement.
