(240418) -- UNITED NATIONS, April 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fu Cong (C, front), China's permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks at the UN Security Council's high-level open debate on the Palestinian-Israeli issue at the UN headquarters in New York, on April 18, 2024. Fu Cong said on Thursday that the international community must no longer overlook the long-standing aspiration of the Palestinian people for independence and statehood, nor should it perpetuate the historical injustices they have suffered. (Xinhua/Xie E)