Major powers must not arbitrarily attack other states by relying on their military superiority. This was stated on Monday by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Xinhua reports.

The world must not slide back to the "law of the jungle," Wang Yi said during a phone call with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot.

According to him, China hopes that France will work together with China to steer the situation in the Middle East toward de-escalation, jointly upholding the basic norms of international relations.