
Top diplomat calls attention to ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Beijing’s highest-level engagement with Israel since the war erupted in 2023
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Israel to halt West Bank settlement expansion and ease Gaza's humanitarian crisis during a meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Baku.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on the sidelines of a summit in Baku.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Israel to halt and reverse West Bank settlement expansion and called for an immediate easing of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, in a meeting with Israel’s president on Thursday.
“The imperative priority is to fully open access routes into Gaza. Two million civilians must not be left to struggle on the brink of survival, nor can this humanitarian catastrophe be allowed to spread,” Wang said, according to a statement released by China’s foreign ministry on Friday.
The meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog took place at Israel’s request on the sidelines of a summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Jing Quan said that China could "easily win" if there was a conflict between China and the Philippines, triggering a strong backlash from the Philippines. Philippine President Marcos criticized the remarks as a "threat" and planned to summon the ambassador. China responded by saying that the Philippines had taken the statement out of context, and the dispute over sovereignty in the South China Sea between the two countries continues to be tense.

Luo Wenjia, Secretary-General of the SEF, said on the 16th that Yiguandao believers who had been living and working in China for a long time were detained for four consecutive months from April to July this year and have not been released so far. The risk has been extended to long-term residents. He advised Yiguandao believers to "return to Taiwan quickly" for safety.

Luo Wenjia, Secretary-General of the SEF, stated on the 16th that there were four consecutive cases of detention of Yiguandao believers who had been living and working in China from April to July this year, and they have not been released so far. The risk has been extended to long-term residents, and he suggested that all relatives should return to Taiwan as soon as possible.

European leaders pledged fresh backing for Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky at a Brussels summit on Friday, as Kyiv's ties with US President Donald Trump soured over US satellite limits and a perceived US shift toward Moscow.

China News Service's "East-West Question" conducted an exclusive interview with Edward Boateng, former Ambassador of Ghana to China, to discuss the core driving force of China-Africa cooperation in the context of economy and trade, zero-tariff policy and people-to-people exchanges, as well as the new paradigm it has set for global South-South cooperation.
On October 15, local time, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Foreign Minister, met with Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Zayani on the sidelines of the CICA Summit in Baku. The two sides exchanged views on China-Pakistan relations and the situation in the Middle East.