• Statement comes after Israel’s security cabinet approved measures to tighten control over the occupied West Bank

BEIJING: China said on Thursday it opposed “all attempts to annex” Palestinian territories, days after Israel’s security cabinet approved measures to tighten control over the occupied West Bank.

“China has always opposed the construction of new settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory and opposed all attempts to annex or encroach upon Palestinian territory,” foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a news conference.

AFP