Envoy: Beijing backs plan to rebuild Gaza

China-Egypt relationship 'stands at a new historical starting point', he says

China supports the Gaza Strip reconstruction plan jointly adopted by Egypt and other Arab nations, as "Gaza is the homeland of the Palestinian people", said Liao Liqiang, Chinese ambassador to Egypt and China's representative to the League of Arab States.

Liao, who is also a national political adviser, made the remarks in an interview with China Daily on a range of topics, including the current situation in Gaza and China's ties with Egypt in bilateral, regional and global contexts.

On March 4, Arab leaders at a summit in Cairo endorsed Egypt's postwar reconstruction and development proposal for Gaza, which would allow roughly 2 million Palestinians to remain in their homeland.