Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi voiced to his Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen on 23 October that he’s distraught over the number of civilian deaths due to Israel’s genocide campaign against Palestinians in Gaza.
“China is deeply concerned about the continued escalation of the conflict and the worsening situation and deeply saddened by the large number of civilian casualties caused by the conflict,” Wang said. “China condemns all acts that harm civilians and opposes any violation of the international law.”
The Asian giant has condemned the ever-increasing violence in the Levantine region since the war started after the Hamas-led operation on 7 October, dubbed Al-Aqsa Flood.
“On the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict, it is imperative to prevent the situation from escalating further and causing even more serious humanitarian hardship,” Wang added.
Wang also held that a two-state solution should be adhered to as he views it as the general agreement within the international community.
“It is hoped that the two sides can consider the current situation as well as the long-term interests of peace and security shared by future generations,” Wang stated. “Return to the right track of the two-state solution as soon as possible, resume peace talks, and realize the peaceful coexistence of Palestine and Israel and the harmonious coexistence of the Arab and Jewish nations.”
In a separate phone call held with Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki, Wang told him, “What the people of Gaza need most is security, food and medicine rather than war, weapons, and ammunition.”
Wang had also held phone calls with other regional authorities to voice his contempt for Israel’s actions throughout this war.
“Israel’s actions have gone beyond self-defense,” Wang told his Saudi counterpart on 15 October. “It should heed the call of the international community and the Secretary-General of the United Nations to stop its collective punishment of the people in Gaza.”
China has been actively monitoring the war and diplomatically forward with its attempts at mediating a ceasefire.
The nation has sent a special envoy to West Asia, Zhai Jun, to tour the region in diplomatic efforts to end the ongoing war.
Zhai has come out to say that China is willing to do “whatever is conducive” to promote the war’s end and restore a ceasefire between the parties battling it out.