Prolonging the Middle East conflict would further undermine regional, global stability, China’s top diplomat warns

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the remarks in ⁠a call with his ‌Egyptian ‌counterpart Badr ​Abdelatty ‌and called for ‌an immediate ceasefire in the region. (AP/File)
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Updated 12 March 2026
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Prolonging the Middle East conflict would further undermine regional, global stability, China’s top diplomat warns

  • Yi made the remarks in ⁠a call with his ‌Egyptian ‌counterpart Badr ​Abdelatty ‌

BEIJING: Prolonging the conflict in the Middle ​East will bring more suffering to local people, inflict major economic losses and further undermine ‌regional and global stability, ‌China’s ​top ‌diplomat ⁠said ​on Thursday, ⁠state broadcaster CCTV reported.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the remarks in ⁠a call with his ‌Egyptian ‌counterpart Badr ​Abdelatty ‌and called for ‌an immediate ceasefire in the region.
“All parties should urge the ‌parties concerned to press the ‘stop button’ ⁠on ⁠military operations as soon as possible to prevent the situation from deteriorating further,” Wang was quoted as saying.