China’s Xi calls for Palestinian statehood, pledges more Gaza aid in summit with Arab states

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Follow us on Image Source : REUTERS China’s President Xi Jinping with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday reiterated calls for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state and promised more humanitarian aid for people in Gaza as he opened a summit with leaders of Arab states in Beijing on Thursday. China has long backed Palestinians and denounced Israel over its settlements in the occupied territories and has not criticised the October 7 attack by Hamas, despite sharing economic ties with Israel. “Since last October, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has escalated drastically, throwing people into...