Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the root cause of the Palestinian issue is that the long-cherished aspiration of Palestine to establish an independent state has not been realized. He added that the historical injustice suffered by the Palestinian people has not been corrected. Wang made the remarks after meeting with the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell at the 12th round of the China-EU High-level Strategic Dialogue. Wang stressed that Israel has the right to establish a state, and so does Palestine. The foreign minister said the two-state solution could bring the peaceful coexistence of Palestine and Israel and the harmonious coexistence of the Arab and Jewish peoples. Wang pointed out that China stands on the side of peace, justice, international law, the common aspirations of most countries and human conscience on the Palestinian issue.
