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China's Wang Yi criticizes US actions in Middle East

Key Points
  • China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi criticizes US actions in the Middle East.
  • Wang Yi calls for an immediate end to military operations to prevent escalation.
  • The criticism comes weeks before a planned Trump-Xi Jinping summit in China.

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has sharply criticized US actions in the Middle East, weeks before a planned summit with US President Donald Trump. Wang Yi said the conflict is a war that should never have occurred and benefits no one. He called for an immediate cessation of military operations to prevent escalation and the spread of the conflict.

Trump is scheduled to visit China in late March, where he is expected to meet President Xi Jinping. Wang Yi stated that the China-US relationship affects all parties and the entire world, and while the two powers cannot change each other, they can change how they interact.

the conflict is a war that should never have occurred and benefits no one

Wang Yi, China's Foreign Minister

He called for an immediate cessation of military operations to prevent escalation and the spread of the conflict

Wang Yi, China's Foreign Minister

the China-US relationship affects all parties and the entire world, and while the two powers cannot change each other, they can change how they interact

Wang Yi, China's Foreign Minister

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