![Ma Xinmin (center), Director General of the Department of Treaty and Law of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, attends a hearing at the International Court of Justice in The Hague on the legal consequences of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, on February 22, 2024. Photo: Robin van Lonkhuijsen/ANP/AFP.](https://orinocotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/CFCYJKK2IRFYLEP5XKK7HVFSHQ.webp)
Ma Xinmin (center), Director General of the Department of Treaty and Law of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, attends a hearing at the International Court of Justice in The Hague on the legal consequences of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, on February 22, 2024. Photo: Robin van Lonkhuijsen/ANP/AFP.