China wants bigger peace conference for Gaza

As the Israeli aggression on Gaza is escalating causing a disastrous humanitarian catastrophe and the US bombed Yemen to contrast the Houthis’ politics in the Read Sea, the conflict’s enlargement is feared by the world.

China called for a larger and more effective peace conference to obtain a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and “implement a two-state solution”, reported Reuters.

“China calls for the convening of a larger-scale, more authoritative and more effective international peace conference, the formulation of a specific timetable and road map for the implementation of the ‘two-state solution’, and support for the prompt resumption of Israel-Palestinian peace talks,” China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi affirmed on January 15.

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Recently, the United States and Britain launched strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen to neutralize the group’s attacks in the Red Sea to pressure Israel by damaging its economy.

The Red Sea attacks have forced commercial ships to take a longer route around the southern tip of Africa, leading to the conduction of more expensive trips.

According to Reuters, Gaza’s aggression is affecting also China’s investments in the Suez Canal east of Cairo.

China avoids intervening in conflicts, but wants to use its “international influence, appeal and power” to solve issues through diplomacy, reported Reuters.

Wang said President Xi Jinping had “in-depth communication” with the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Iran to persuade the Middle East powers to let go of past grievances.

Wang is currently traveling through Egypt, Tunisia, Togo and the Ivory Coast until January 18..

China’s top diplomat has also met the Secretary-General of the Arab League to talk about Gaza and expressed concerns over the Red Sea, Xinhua reported.

“Influential countries, in particular, need to play an objective, impartial and constructive role in this regard,” the two diplomats said in a joint statement reported by Xinhua and then by Reuters.

Reuters