United Nations, New York – At Thursday’s commemoration of the 77th anniversary of the Nakba, China’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, Geng Shuang, called for immediate action to implement a two-State solution, describing it as the only way to consign the Nakba to history.
Geng recalled that 77 years ago, more than half of the Palestinian people were uprooted during the Arab-Israeli war. “Today, that historical injustice not only remains unaddressed, but has even worsened,” he warned, citing the 19-month conflict in Gaza, where over 53,000 Palestinians have lost their lives and two million now face an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe under an intensifying siege.
He highlighted how continued settlement expansion 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.” Stressing the core importance of the Palestine question for regional stability, Geng urged an immediate and lasting ceasefire in Gaza to stem the humanitarian crisis.
Geng called on Israel to comply with UN Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, respect International Court of Justice provisional measures, lift the Gaza blockade, halt West Bank settlement activities, and curb settler violence. He also appealed to a major power with significant influence to adopt an impartial stance and help de-escalate tensions across the region.
Reaffirming the Chinese mainland’s longstanding position, Geng reiterated support for an independent State of Palestine based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and full UN membership. He welcomed Egypt- and Arab-led efforts on a Gaza recovery and reconstruction plan, as well as the high-level France–Saudi Arabia conference on the two-State solution in June.
“China will continue to work tirelessly with all peace-loving countries to realize a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the question of Palestine at an early date, so that the Nakba day will forever remain in the past,” he concluded.
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