Overview

• China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the formation of a fully sovereign Palestinian state.
• Wang criticizes the US-led coalition for adding fuel to the tensions in the Red Sea and Middle East, and for unauthorized use of force against Yemen.
• Wang proposes a larger-scale, more authoritative and effective international peace conference and a concrete timetable to implement a two-state solution.
• Wang announces China's third batch of humanitarian emergency aid to the people of Gaza during his visit to Egypt.
• Wang and Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, urge the UN Security Council to take its responsibilities seriously and come up with binding measures towards maintaining international peace and security.