China’s Xi Calls for Gaza Ceasefire: Xinhua

China's President Xi Jinping speaks as he and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva give a joint statement to the press after a meeting at Alvorada Palace in Brasilia on November 20, 2024. EVARISTO SA / AFP

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for a ceasefire in Gaza as he visited Brazil’s capital, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Xi expressed concerns about the spread of the conflict in Gaza and “called for a ceasefire and an end to the war at an early date,” the agency said, as he met with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

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