China: Palestinians have the right to be free from war
Beijing (ANTARA) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stressed that the Palestinian people have the right to be free from war, just as others around the world. ‘Turmoil and war are not the destiny of the Palestinian people. Just as people in other parts of the world, the Palestinian people also have a legitimate right to be free from war and to enjoy peaceful development,’ Wang Yi said at a press conference on ‘China’s diplomacy policy and foreign relations’ in Beijing on Sunday.
Palestine is currently in a period of recovery after two years of war in Gaza that has killed more than 71,000 people, predominantly women and children, and injured more than 171,000 since October 2023.
‘As a large country with responsibility, China will, as always, support the just Palestinian struggle to defend its legitimate national rights, and urge the international community to restore justice to the Palestinian people,’ Wang Yi asserted.
The Gaza situation, Wang Yi said, touches on the boundaries of basic international morality.
‘International efforts to push for a ceasefire in Gaza should be welcomed, but to solidify the ceasefire, promote reconstruction, and subsequently resolve the Palestinian issue comprehensively and sustainably, continual efforts are required,’ he added.
Wang Yi said there is only one rational solution recognised widely to resolve the Palestinian issue.
‘The solution is the ’two-state solution’. Any other arrangements or the formation of new mechanisms should be to advance, not undermine, the ‘two-state solution’,’ he stated.
The international community, Wang Yi said, cannot accept if the Palestinian problem is sidelined again.
‘The UN even has a greater responsibility to play a leading role in this process,’ he added.
Currently, Gaza is ‘under’ the authority of the Board of Peace (BoP) created by United States President Donald Trump.
This is due to a UN Security Council resolution on 17 November 2025 that gave powers to UN members and the BoP to form an International Stabilization Force (ISF), so that Gaza is under a unified command.
ISF operates under the strategic guidance of the BoP and will be funded through voluntary contributions from donors and funding sources from the BoP and the government.
To date, there are countries that have joined the BoP including Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Albania, Bahrain, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cambodia, El Salvador, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Mongolia, Morocco, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam, led by the United States, but excluding Palestine from membership.
A number of major European countries, such as France, Germany and the United Kingdom, are not on the list. Additionally, other UN Security Council members, including China and Russia, are not included.