The long-term friendship and solidarity between China and Palestine has again been reaffirmed by the recent visit of a delegation of the Palestinian Popular Struggle Front (PPSF) headed by its General Secretary Ahmed Majdalani. Founded in 1967, the PPSF is a major organisation of the Palestinian resistance.
Meeting the delegation on March 30, Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC), stated that the friendship between China and Palestine is determined by the shared history of both sides and is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Over the past half century and more, the two sides have always firmly supported each other on issues concerning each other’s core interests. Regardless of the changes in international and regional situations, the Chinese side firmly supports the Palestinian people’s just cause of restoring their legitimate national rights and always stands with the Palestinian people.
Majdalani said there is deep friendship between the political parties, governments, and peoples of Palestine and China, and the Popular Struggle Front has maintained regular contact with the CPC for many years. The Palestinian side adheres to the One China principle, firmly supports China’s position on issues related to Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and the South China Sea, and supports China in addressing various challenges in the changing world. The Palestinian side congratulates on the successful China-Arab States Summit and China’s successful promotion of the restoration of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and supports and welcomes China’s greater role in the security and stability of the Middle East. The Popular Struggle Front attaches great importance to its comradely relations with the CPC and actively responds to the series of initiatives proposed by General Secretary Xi Jinping.
The same day, Majdalani, who is also Palestine’s Minister of Social Development, met with Vice Foreign Minister Deng Li, who welcomed his visit to China and said that China and Palestine are good brothers and good partners, adding that China firmly supports the Palestinian people’s just cause to restore legitimate national rights, and always stands together with the Palestinian people. China will, as always, provide Palestine with humanitarian and development assistance.
Majdalani highly appreciated China for upholding a just position and playing an important role on the Palestinian question, and thanked China for firmly supporting the Palestinian people’s just cause and providing Palestine with long-term and precious support and help.
The next day, the IDCPC hosted a forum on the ‘Common Progress of Civilisations of China and Palestine’ in the southern city of Nanjing. Speaking at the forum, Majdalani thanked the Chinese side for always firmly supporting the just cause of the Palestinian people. He added that the Palestinian side highly appreciates the Global Civilization Initiative proposed by General Secretary Xi Jinping, and is willing to join hands with the Chinese side to promote their respective modernization through exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations.
The following articles were originally carried on the websites of the IDCPC and the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Additionally, articles on their China visit can be read on the PPSF website.
Liu Jianchao Meets a Delegation of the Popular Struggle Front of Palestine
Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, met here today with a delegation of the Popular Struggle Front of Palestine headed by Ahmed Majdalani, Secretary General of the Popular Struggle Front of Palestine.
Liu stated that the friendship between China and Palestine is determined by the shared history of both sides and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Over the past half century and more, the two sides have always firmly supported each other on issues concerning each other’s core interests. In December of last year, President Xi Jinping and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas successfully held a meeting, which charted the course for the development of bilateral relations. The CPC attaches great importance to developing friendly relations with the Popular Struggle Front and is willing to take the opportunity of the joint celebration of the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries and the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, strengthen experience exchanges on state governance and administration and strategic communication, enhance cooperation and inject new momentum into the development of China-Palestine relations through inter-party channels.
Liu said, in today’s world, multiple challenges and crises are intertwined, and the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping have gained widespread support from political parties around the world. The CPC is willing to join hands with political parties from all countries, including the Popular Struggle Front, to implement these initiatives, strive to break new ground in pragmatic cooperation and mutual understanding among various countries, and make new contributions to world peace and stability.
Liu said, regardless of the changes in international and regional situations, the Chinese side firmly supports the Palestinian people’s just cause of restoring their legitimate national rights and always stands with the Palestinian people. China supports Middle Eastern countries in adhering to strategic autonomy, getting rid of external interference, and truly taking control of their own destiny.
Majdalani said, there is deep friendship between the political parties, governments, and people of Palestine and China, and the Popular Struggle Front has maintained regular contact with the CPC for many years. The Palestinian side adheres to the One China principle, firmly supports China’s position on issues related to Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and the South China Sea, and supports China in addressing various challenges in the changing world. The Palestinian side congratulates on the successful China-Arab States Summit and China’s successful promotion of the restoration of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, supports and welcomes China’s greater role in the security and stability of the Middle East. The Popular Struggle Front attaches great importance to its comradely relations with the CPC, actively responds to the series of initiatives proposed by General Secretary Xi Jinping, and is willing to work together with the CPC to implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state, develop Palestine-China strategic friendship, promote bilateral economic and development cooperation, and make new contributions to Palestine-China relations.
The two sides also exchanged views on international and regional issues of common interest.
Zhu Rui, Assistant-minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, and others were present.
Vice Foreign Minister Deng Li Meets with General Secretary of the Palestinian Popular Struggle Front Ahmed Majdalani
On March 30, 2023, Vice Foreign Minister Deng Li met with visiting General Secretary of the Palestinian Popular Struggle Front Ahmed Majdalani.
Deng Li welcomed Ahmed Majdalani’s visit to China and said that China and Palestine are good brothers and good partners, and China firmly supports the Palestinian people’s just cause to restore legitimate national rights, and always stands together with the Palestinian people. China will, as always, provide Palestine with humanitarian and development assistance, continue to uphold fairness and justice on international occasions, speak up for Palestine, and make relentless efforts to promote the proper settlement of the Palestinian question at an early date.
Ahmed Majdalani highly appreciated China for upholding a just position and playing an important role on the Palestinian question, thanked China for firmly supporting the Palestinian people’s just cause and providing Palestine with long-term and precious support and help, and expressed his hope that China will play a bigger role in international and regional affairs to promote world peace, stability and development.
“Modern World: Forum on the Common Progress of Civilizations of China and Palestine” Held in Nanjing
The third bureau of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (IDCPC) and Contemporary World Magazine held here today “modern world: forum on the common progress of civilizations of China and Palestine”. Zhu Rui, Assistant-minister of the IDCPC, attended and addressed the function. Ahmed Majdalani, Secretary General of the Popular Struggle Front of Palestine and Palestinian Minister of Social Development, and Zou Yajun, Vice President of Nanjing University delivered speeches. Yang Jing, deputy head of Office of Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee, presided over the forum. Responsible officials of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, the State Organs Work Committee of the CPC, and relevant departments of Nanjing University as well as three members of the politburo of Popular Struggle Front of Palestine delivered speeches.
Calling the forum an important action to implement the Global Civilization Initiative proposed by General Secretary Xi Jinping, Zhu expressed the CPC’s sincere wish to work with political parties in the world, including Arab countries, to promote modernization with their own characteristics, facilitate exchanges and mutual learning among global civilizations, and push the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. China has always firmly supported the just cause of the Palestinian people to restore their legitimate national rights. The CPC and political parties in Arab countries have actively followed the development trend of the times, the needs of China-Arab cooperation and the common expectations of the people, and established and improved dialogue platforms such as the China-Arab Political Parties Dialogue, the China-Arab States Young Leaders Forum and the Belt and Road exchange mechanism for political parties of China and the Arab states, making positive contributions to promoting the construction of a China-Arab community with a shared future in the new era. The Chinese side is willing to work with the Palestinian side to safeguard the interests of the vast number of developing countries and jointly seek solutions to global issues.
Majdalani thanked the Chinese side for always firmly supporting the just cause of the Palestinian people. Majdalani said the Palestinian side highly appreciates the Global Civilization Initiative proposed by General Secretary Xi Jinping, and is willing to join hands with the Chinese side to promote respective modernization through exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, explore a path to modernization that suits its own national conditions, and expects the Chinese side to play a greater role in solving regional hotspot issues and global challenges.
Chinese and foreign guests present made keynote speeches, exchanged views and answered questions on the China-Palestine civilization exchange and dialogue in the new era, and the joint promotion of China-Arab friendly cooperation and win-win cooperation.
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