China’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, Geng Shuang, has called for immediate steps to implement a comprehensive and lasting solution to the Palestinian question. Speaking at a UN commemoration marking the 77th anniversary of the Nakba, Geng emphasized that only through the two-State solution can the historical injustice suffered by the Palestinian people be addressed.
“Seventy-seven years ago, more than half of the Palestinian people were expelled or fled from their homes during the Arab-Israeli war,” Geng said on Thursday. “Today, the historical injustice suffered by the Palestinian people has not only remained unaddressed but has even worsened.”
Highlighting the devastating impact of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, he noted that many Palestinians have lost their lives, and millions face an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe under an intensifying Israeli siege.
“The continued expansion of settlements in the West Bank and rising settler violence are relentlessly squeezing the space for the Palestinian people and eroding the basis of the two-State solution,” Geng continued.
Geng stressed that the Palestinian question is at the core of the Middle East issue and bears on the peace, stability, and long-term security of the region. “The implementation of the two-State solution is the only viable way to resolve the question. The imperative now is to immediately realize a lasting ceasefire in Gaza and alleviate the humanitarian disaster,” he urged.
He called on Israel to comply with UN Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, respect international law, and “immediately cease all military attacks and violations of international humanitarian law, lift the blockade of Gaza, stop settlement activities in the West Bank, and curb settler violence.”
Geng also appealed to major powers with significant influence to uphold an impartial and objective position and take tangible actions to calm the fighting in Gaza and ease tensions in the West Bank.
Reaffirming China’s long-standing position, he reiterated support for an independent State of Palestine based on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, as well as Palestine’s full membership in the United Nations.
He expressed support for the Gaza recovery and reconstruction plan jointly launched by Egypt and other Arab countries and acknowledged the upcoming high-level conference on the two-State solution to be held by France and Saudi Arabia, which aims to give new impetus to its implementation.
“China will continue to work tirelessly with all peace-loving countries to promote the implementation of the two-State solution and to realize a comprehensive, just, and lasting solution to the Palestinian question at an early date, so that the Nakba day will forever remain in the past,” Geng concluded.
