Chinese president affirms support for Palestinian people

Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed on November 29 the bitter lessons of the cycle of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict fully demonstrate that only by upholding the concept of common security can sustainable security be achieved.

The Palestinian issue is at the heart of the Middle East issue, and the crux of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict lies in the long overdue realization of the legitimate national right of the Palestinian people to establish an independent state, Xi said in a message to commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Xinhua reports.

Xi called on the international community to take urgent actions to address the Palestine-Israel conflict, and urged the UN Security Council to shoulder its responsibilities and make every effort to facilitate a ceasefire, ensure the safety of civilians, and stop the humanitarian disaster.

On top of this, the Palestinian-Israeli peace talks should be restarted as soon as possible and the Palestinian people's right to statehood and survival and their right of return should be restored as soon as possible, Xi said.

China has, as always, firmly supported the just cause of the Palestinian people to restore their legitimate national rights, he said.