China urges restraint on Middle East situation at UN

China's permanent representative to the United Nations said on Tuesday that the Middle East is at a "critical stage of transition from war to peace", as fresh violence in Gaza and Lebanon and a widening energy shock underscored the fragility of the situation.

Addressing a high-level UN Security Council debate on Tuesday, Ambassador Fu Cong said the situation in the region has "escalated dramatically with widespread consequences, gravely disrupting regional stability and affecting the global economy and energy security".