China calls lack of justice for Palestinians 'crux' of conflict

Foreign Minister Wang Yi weighs in as Israel-Hamas war escalates

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Sept. 26. Wang criticized Israel after its counterattack in Gaza against Hamas. © Reuters

YUKIO TAJIMA, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has blamed the rapidly worsening conflict in the Middle East on a lack of justice for the Palestinian people, days after the militant group Hamas carried out a deadly assault on Israeli territory.

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