China firmly upholds peace, intl law on Palestinian-Israeli issue: Chinese FM

UNITED NATIONS -- On the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, China stands firmly on the side of peace, human conscience and international law, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Tuesday.

China supports the United Nations and the secretary-general in playing their unique and irreplaceable role in resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, said Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, during a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.