China tells Israel to stop ‘forced establishment’ of West Bank settlements

“The Palestinian question is the greatest historical injustice of this century,” China’s foreign minister said.

x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi [File: Achmad Ibrahim/Getty Images] By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 16 Oct 2026 16 Oct 2026 China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told Israeli President Isaac Herzog during a meeting in Azerbaijan that Israel should stop and reverse its “forced establishment” of West Bank settlements, China’s foreign ministry said in a statement.

Wang told Herzog that China has consistently viewed the Palestinian question as the greatest historical injustice of this century, the ministry said in the statement on Friday.

Wang emphasised that the “two-state solution” is the right path to a resolution and said the immediate priority is to fully open access to the Gaza Strip so a humanitarian “catastrophe” is not allowed to spread.