On January 18, 2025, Special Envoy Zhai Jun of the Chinese Government on the Middle East Issue visited Palestine. President Mahmoud Abbas met with Zhai Jun at the Presidential Office in Ramallah, and the two sides had an exchange of views on China-Palestine relations, the ceasefire in Gaza, and other issues of common interest and concern.

President Mahmoud Abbas said that he and the entire Palestinian people are deeply proud of the respect and support that President Xi Jinping and the friendly Chinese people have given to Palestine. He thanked China for its steadfast support to Palestine on the Palestinian question, and expressed that Palestine also always supports China's core concerns. Palestine supports a ceasefire in Gaza and calls for an immediate end to the fighting. The Palestinian side has made preparations for post-conflict governance in Gaza.

Zhai Jun said that China and Palestine enjoy a traditional friendship, mutual trust and mutual support. Under the leadership of President Xi Jinping and President Mahmoud Abbas, China-Palestine relations have achieved leapfrog development in recent years. China welcomes the agreement for a ceasefire in Gaza and hopes that the agreement will be implemented effectively to achieve a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire in Gaza as soon as possible. No matter how the situation changes, China will, as always, firmly support the just cause of the Palestinian people in restoring their legitimate national rights, support Palestine in achieving national reconciliation and strengthening unity, support Palestine's bid for full UN membership as soon as possible, and promote an early, comprehensive, just and lasting resolution of the Palestinian question based on the two-State solution.