China urges 'calm' after Hamas attack on Israel
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"The recurrence of the conflict shows once again that the protracted standstill of the peace process cannot go on," China said.

China urged calm Sunday in the wake of Hamas’ attack on Israel from Gaza.

“We call on relevant parties to remain calm, exercise restraint and immediately end the hostilities to protect civilians and avoid further deterioration of the situation,” a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry said in a statement.

The statement also said that China would work “relentlessly” to attempt to bring peace toward the region.

“The recurrence of the conflict shows once again that the protracted standstill of the peace process cannot go on. The fundamental way out of the conflict lies in implementing the two-state solution and establishing an independent State of Palestine. The international community needs to act with greater urgency,” the spokesperson said.

An Israeli diplomat in Beijing said he was disappointed in China’s statement.

“When people are being murdered, slaughtered in the streets, this is not the time to call for a two-state solution,” Yuval Waks told reporters, according to Reuters.

Hundreds of people had been reported dead, most of them civilians, and fighting continued Sunday.

  • queermunist she/herEnglish
    1631·
    1 year ago

    Definitely agree with China.

    One State solution - free Palestine from the river to the sea.

      • VentraSqwal@links.dartboard.socialEnglish
        103·
        1 year ago

        Or ask them what they think of Taiwan being a separate state from the rest of China?

        I would agree with all 3 of these areas being allowed independence, but I doubt they are.

      • queermunist she/herEnglish
        12·
        1 year ago

        I don’t see that ending in any other way than the US gaining another client state as part of Chinese encirclement. Just another place to put more military bases and install a puppet regime. It wouldn’t end well for them in the current historical moment.

        Leaving that aside, the situations are also quite different in the fact that Xinjiang is actually developing. China is building up its infrastructure, improving its education system and increasing the average life expectancy. Israel is doing the exact opposite to Palestinians. In almost every conceivable way the quality of life for people in Xinjiang province is higher than people in Palestine.