US: It is imperative for all countries to work together to prevent the Gaza conflict from escalating

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken “reiterated the need for all parties to work to prevent the conflict from spreading,” the State Department said.

Blinken also took issue with recent attacks by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, calling them “an unacceptable threat to maritime security and international law that all countries must uphold,” department spokesman Matthew Miller said.

For his part, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (Wang I) stressed that regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict, “the top priority is to cease fire and end the war as soon as possible,” Beijing announced.

“Important countries must adhere to honesty and justice, (…) objectivity and impartiality, show calmness and rationality, and make every effort to cool down the situation and prevent larger-scale humanitarian disasters,” Wang Yi said. His words were quoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The minister also repeated China’s calls to implement a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and emphasized that “any agreement on the future of Palestine must reflect the will of the Palestinian people.”

“China for this purpose […] wants to work with all countries,” he added.

In recent months, during the war between Israel and Hamas, A. Blinken has visited the Middle East several times.

China maintains good relations with Iran, whose spiritual leadership supports the Palestinian militant group. Tehran also provides support to the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah. It is feared that this group may also be planning attacks against Israel.

Washington is pressuring Beijing to use its influence to stabilize the situation in the Middle East region.

At a summit in California last month, US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed to continue progress on key issues. After this meeting, military relations between the two countries were restored.

The minister also warned Mr. Blinken about US support for Taiwan, which Beijing considers its territory and has promised to take it back one day, by force if necessary.

China’s Foreign Ministry reports that Wang Yi emphasized China’s position on Taiwan and demanded that Washington not interfere in Beijing’s internal affairs.

According to him, the US should not support or support the “Taiwan Independence Forces”.