The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday released a paper  stating China's position on resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.  The following is the full text:

Position Paper of the People's Republic of China on Resolving the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

The current Palestinian-Israeli conflict has caused heavy civilian  casualties and a serious humanitarian disaster. It is a grave concern of  the international community. President Xi Jinping stated China's  principled position on the current Palestinian-Israeli situation on a  number of occasions. He stressed the need for an immediate ceasefire and  ending the fighting, ensuring that the humanitarian corridors are safe  and unimpeded, and preventing the expansion of the conflict. He pointed  out that the fundamental way out of this lies in the two-state solution,  building international consensus for peace, and working toward a  comprehensive, just and lasting settlement of the Palestinian question  at an early date.

Pursuant to the Charter of the United  Nations, the Security Council shoulders primary responsibility for the  maintenance of international peace and security, and should thus play an  active and constructive role on the question of Palestine. In this  connection, China offers the following proposals:

1.  Implementing a comprehensive ceasefire and ending the fighting. Parties  to the conflict should truly implement the relevant UNGA and UNSC  resolutions and immediately realize a durable and sustained humanitarian  truce. Building on UNSC Resolution 2712, the Security Council, in  response to the calls of the international community, should explicitly  demand a comprehensive ceasefire and end of the fighting, work for  deescalation of the conflict, and cool down the situation as soon as  possible.

2. Protecting civilians effectively. The UNSC  resolution demands in explicit terms that all parties comply with their  obligations under international humanitarian law, notably with regard to  the protection of civilians. It is imperative to stop any violent  attacks against civilians and violations of international humanitarian  law, and avoid attacks on civilian facilities. The Security Council  should further send a clear message on opposing forced transfer of the  Palestinian civilian population, preventing the displacement of  Palestinian civilians, and calling for the release of all civilians and  hostages held captive as soon as possible.

3. Ensuring  humanitarian assistance. All relevant parties must, as per requirements  of the UNSC resolution, refrain from depriving the civilian population  in Gaza of supplies and services indispensable to their survival, set up  humanitarian corridors in Gaza to enable rapid, safe, unhindered and  sustainable humanitarian access, and avoid a humanitarian disaster of  even greater gravity. The Security Council should encourage the  international community to ramp up humanitarian assistance, improve the  humanitarian situation on the ground, and support the coordinating role  of the United Nations as well as the UN Relief and Works Agency for  Palestine Refugees in the Near East in humanitarian assistance, and  prepare the international community for supporting post-conflict  reconstruction in Gaza.

4. Enhancing diplomatic mediation. The  Security Council should leverage its role in facilitating peace as  mandated in the UN Charter to demand that parties to the conflict  exercise restraint to prevent the conflict from widening and uphold  peace and stability in the Middle East. The Security Council should  value the role of regional countries and organizations, support the good  offices of the UN Secretary General and the Secretariat, and encourage  countries with influence on parties to the conflict to uphold an  objective and just position so as to jointly play a constructive role in  deescalating the crisis.

5. Seeking political settlement.  According to relevant UNSC resolutions and international consensus, the  fundamental settlement of the question of Palestine lies in the  implementation of the two-state solution, restoration of the legitimate  national rights of Palestine, and the establishment of an independent  State of Palestine that enjoys full sovereignty based on the 1967 border  and with east Jerusalem as its capital. The Security Council should  help restore the two-state solution. A more broad-based, authoritative  and effective international peace conference led and organized by the UN  should be held as soon as possible to formulate a concrete timetable  and roadmap for the implementation of the two-state solution and  facilitate a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the question of  Palestine. Any arrangement on the future of Gaza must respect the will  and independent choice of the Palestinian people, and must not be  imposed upon them.