China says it opposes ‘all attempts to annex’ Palestinian territory

China says it opposes “all attempts to annex” Palestinian territories, days after Israel’s security cabinet approved measures to tighten Israeli control over the West Bank.

“China has always opposed the construction of new settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory and opposed all attempts to annex or encroach upon Palestinian territory,” foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian tells a news conference.

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