China plans to invite Palestinians and Israelis for talks, says Chinese FM

The Chinese government plans to invite Palestinians and Israelis for talks in China, the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.
“We will invite Palestinian and Israeli public figures to have talks in China,” Wang stated in an interview with the Saudi news network al- Al-Arabiya on Wednesday.
Wang pointed out that China will advance a five-point plan to realize “regional peace and stability in the Middle East.”
Wang, however, did not elaborate, and it was not immediately clear whether he had government representatives in mind.
China proposed a four-point Israeli-Palestinian peace plan in 2017, which support the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
The four points are:
• Advancing the two-state solution based on 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as the capital of a new Palestinian state.
• Upholding “the concept of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security,” immediately ending Israeli settlement building, taking immediate measures to prevent violence against civilians, and calling for an early resumption of peace talks.
• Coordinating international efforts to put forward “peace-promoting measures that entail joint participation at an early date.”
• Promoting peace through development and cooperation between the Palestinians and Israel.
China has offered itself several times in the past to be an alternative to the United States when it comes to mediating between Palestinians and Israelis, coming up with many proposals to end the conflict.
As he started a Middle East tour this week, Wang also stated that his government voiced support for a Saudi initiative announced on Monday to end the war in Yemen.
“We call for implementing the Saudi initiative for a settlement in Yemen as soon as possible,” Wang said.