China urges ‘Israel’ to halt West Bank settlement expansion

• The two met in Azerbaijan, and China’s foreign ministry released a statement on the exchange on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026.

China has issued a pointed call for ‘Israel’ to abandon its settlement activity in the occupied West Bank, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi urging ‘Israeli’ President Isaac Herzog to stop and reverse what Beijing described as the "forced establishment" of settlements in the territory.

The message was delivered during a meeting between the two officials in Azerbaijan, according to a statement released by China's foreign ministry on Friday.

Wang also reiterated Beijing's long-standing position on the broader conflict, telling Herzog that China considers the Palestinian question to be the greatest historical injustice of this century, the ministry said. 

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