China has urged Israel to heed the strong call of the international community by immediately ending its unlawful presence in the occupied Palestinian territory. 

This was said by Chinese Permanent Representative to the United Nations Fu Cong in his remarks at the UN General Assembly emergency special session on the Palestinian question.

He said decades of occupation and oppression have inflicted untold sufferings on the Palestinian people and made the long-cherished dream of independent statehood ever more elusive.

He stressed that ending the occupation is not an option but a legal obligation for Israel.