Addressing the war in the Middle East, Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, called for an immediate cease fire and an end to hostilities. "This s a war that should not have happened, and it is a war that does no one any good." After Israeli and US forces launched surprise strikes against Iran that killed Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some 40 senior leaders on February 28, China condemned the attack.
The "blatant attack and killings of a leader of a sovereign state and incitement to regime change are unacceptable." Wang said on March 1, adding that the strikes, which came as Washington and Tehran were in the process of negotiations, were in violation of international law. In a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghci on March 2, Wang said China supports Iran in 'safe-guarding its sovereignty, security, territorial integrity and national dignity and in upholding its legitimate and lawful rights and interests."
On March 5, Beijing announced that Zhai Jun, the Chinese government's special envoy on Middle East affairs, will soon visit the region to help ease tensions. At the press conference, Wang again called for an immediate end to military operations to "avoid the spiraling escalation of the situation and prevent the conflict from spilling over and spreading." "Might does not make right. The law of the jungle must not return and rule the world. Willful use of force does not prove one's strength", Wang added. - Yu Xiaodong
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