China Rejects U.S. Call to Support Israel, Seeks Peaceful Resolution

In a diplomatic exchange that unfolded earlier this week, China has declined the United States’ call for support in the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Instead, China has offered a perspective on the path to peace in the region.

The response from China came after U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urged China to support Israel following a series of devastating attacks by Hamas on Israeli towns. The attacks resulted in the loss of 700 lives among the Israeli population, making it the deadliest incursion into Israeli territory since the Yom Kippur War five decades ago, during which Egypt and Syria launched attack

Expressing his disappointment with China’s stance, Schumer stated that Beijing had shown “no sympathy” for Israel’s plight. Currently leading a bipartisan congressional delegation to Asia, including stops in South Korea and Japan, Schumer aims to advance U.S. economic and national security interest

Amid this backdrop, China’s foreign ministry issued a statement calling on all relevant parties to maintain calm and promptly cease hostilities to safeguard civilian lives. The ministry emphasized that “the fundamental way out of the conflict lies in implementing the two-state solution and establishing an independent State of Palestine

During his visit to Beijing, Schumer met with China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, and appealed for solidarity with the Israeli people in condemning the “cowardly and vicious attacks” taking place in Israel. Schumer expressed his disappointment with China’s Foreign Ministry statement, which, in his view, lacked sympathy and support for Israel during these turbulent time

In response, Wang Yi highlighted the importance of the visit in fostering a better understanding between the United States and China, encouraging a more objective perspective on China, and managing existing contradictions in a more rational manner. This diplomatic exchange underscores the complex dynamics surrounding the Israel-Palestine conflict and the varying positions of global powers in seeking a resolutio