On August 11, 2026, H.E. Mr. Sun Zhen, Head of Office of the People’s Republic of China to the State of Palestine, along with diplomats Yang Yiming and Zhou Xin, paid a courtesy call on Dr.Hanan Ashrawi, Chair of the Board of Trustees of Birzeit University.

Dr.Ashrawi welcomed Sun to his new post and highly commended China’s valuable support and assistance to Palestine across various fields, including politics, people’s livelihoods, and humanitarian affairs. Sun reaffirmed that China will firmly support the Palestinian people’s just cause of restoring their legitimate national rights and continue providing utmost assistance to promote the China-Palestine strategic partnership.

The two sides exchanged views on bilateral cooperation in higher education and the Palestinian question.