On May 6, 2013, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at Ziguangge of Zhongnanhai in Beijing.

Li Keqiang noted that this year marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of China-Palestine diplomatic relationship, and the traditional friendship between the two sides.are getting more profound. He said that in the morning of the day, President Xi Jinping held fruitful talks with His Excellency President Mahmoud Abbas. The Chinese new government has placed great importance on consolidating and developing China-Palestine friendly cooperative relations and firmly supports the just cause of the Palestinian people. China will continue its own way and make use of its influence to boost Palestine-Israel peace negotiations, which will work for regional and world peace and stability.

Li Keqiang said that China is willing to deepen and expand practical cooperation with Palestine in economic, trade and other fields and to offer substantial support to the Palestinian people. China will carry out the existing projects, encourage more Chinese businesses with strong capabilities to invest in Palestine, help Palestine with infrastructure, train more people and strengthen people-to-people exchanges to carry forward China-Palestine friendship.

Abbas said that the traditional friendly relations between Palestine and China have kept growing. Palestine is willing to further expand mutually beneficial cooperation with China and welcome more Chinese enterprises to invest in Palestine. He said Palestine expects China to continue to play its important role in promoting the Middle East peace process.