As the world marked the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People on November 29, 2025, renewed urgency surrounds efforts to revive the two-state solution amid escalating tensions in Gaza and the West Bank. Despite a fragile ceasefire initiated in early October, Israeli military operations persist, and attacks on Palestinian residents by settlers have surged this year, according to UN data.
During a UN commemorative event this week, Chef de Cabinet Courtenay Rattray reiterated the Palestinian people’s right to statehood, urging irreversible progress toward a two-state framework. China echoed this stance, sending a message reaffirming its support for Palestine’s national rights and emphasizing the two-state solution as the "only viable path" to lasting peace.
China’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Fu Cong, recently stressed at the Security Council that unilateral actions undermining peace must be opposed, calling for accelerated efforts to secure Palestine’s full UN membership. Analysts like Ningxia University’s Niu Xinchun note China’s role as a key advocate, having recognized Palestine in 1988 and consistently championed multilateral diplomacy.
While the Gaza ceasefire remains stalled in its first phase, international voices—including Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari—have amplified demands for a sovereign Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders. As 2025 draws to a close, the question lingers: Will global solidarity translate into tangible steps toward peace?
