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Top News丨Envoy: Beijing backs plan to rebuild Gaza

CHINADAILY · 公众号 · 时评 · 2025-03-17 11:29

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China supports the Gaza Strip reconstruction plan jointly adopted by Egypt and other Arab nations, as "Gaza is the homeland of the Palestinian people", said Liao Liqiang, Chinese ambassador to Egypt and China's representative to the League of Arab States.

Liao, who is also a national political adviser, made the remarks in an interview with China Daily on a range of topics, including the current situation in Gaza and China's ties with Egypt in bilateral, regional and global contexts.

On March 4, Arab leaders at a summit in Cairo endorsed Egypt's postwar reconstruction and development proposal for Gaza, which would allow roughly 2 million Palestinians to remain in their homeland.

▲ Liao Liqiang, Chinese ambassador to Egypt and China's representative to the League of Arab States.

Liao cited Foreign Minister Wang Yi's comments at a news conference earlier this month that changing Gaza's status by forceful means "will not bring peace, but only new chaos".

"The international community should strive for a comprehensive and durable ceasefire in Gaza and step up humanitarian assistance," he said.

The global community should also uphold the principle of "Palestinians governing Palestine" in the postwar governance of Gaza, in line with the two-state solution, in order to ultimately realize the peaceful coexistence of Palestine and Israel, as well as ensure long-term peace and stability in the Middle East, he added.

Liao said that China is a "strategic partner of the Middle East countries" and a "sincere friend of the Arab brothers".

"China will continue to steadfastly fight for justice, peace and development for the people of the Middle East, and support the Middle East countries in independently handling their future and exploring their own path of development, in order to realize their dream of peace and revitalization at an early date," he said.

▲ A Palestinian family in the Sheikh Ajlin neighborhood in the south of Gaza City break their fast on Wednesday on the rubble of their house demolished by Israeli forces. Ali Jadallah/Anadolu/GETTY IMAGES

Speaking about the strategic significance of bilateral ties that transcends the bilateral context, Liao said that Beijing will work with Cairo "to make more contributions to speeding up development in the Global South".

This year marks the 80th anniversary of both the founding of the United Nations and China's victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War.