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- Vice President Han Zheng urged respect for Middle Eastern sovereignty and a two-state solution at the UN General Assembly.
- Han Zheng’s remarks were interpreted as an implicit criticism of the United States and Israel.
- Analysts questioned President Xi Jinping’s absence from the UNGA after his three-day summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.
- Bonnie Glaser noted Xi attends the UN only for anniversaries, citing appearances in 2015, 2020-21, and missing 2025.