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Monday, October 22, 2018
Chinese VP visits the Western Wall and Church of the Holy Sepulchre
China’s Vice President Wang Qishan visits the Western Wall and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City.
In an unusual step, during his visit in East Jerusalem — which Beijing does not recognize as Israeli territory — Wang is accompanied by two senior officials from the Foreign Ministry, chief of protocol Reuven Meron and deputy director-general for Asia and the Pacific Gilad Cohen.
— Raphael Ahren