During the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s regular press briefing today, spokeswoman Mao Ning took the opportunity of responding to a question about Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s Oct. 26-28 visit to Washington, to elaborate on China’s policy toward the Israeli war on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
Explaining that China’s position is “highly consistent with that of the Arab States,” Mao Ning expressed the hope that the Palestinian issue will be resolved in a comprehensive, “just and lasting manner on the basis of the two-state solution.” China, she said, calls for “a more authoritative, influential and broad-based international peace conference to be held as soon as possible, an early resumption of peace talks and formulation of a timetable and roadmap to that end. China will firmly support all efforts that are conducive to dialogue, ceasefire and peace and will do its best on everything conducive to the implementation of the two-state solution and a comprehensive, just and lasting settlement of the Palestinian question.”
