Correct answer: (b) Israel
Explanation
- A
China
(a) China. Cross-strait and South China Sea issues are not labelled the two-state solution. This is not the key.
- B
Israel
(b) Israel. (b) Official key: The two-state solution means an independent Palestine alongside Israel, roughly on 1967 lines with negotiated swaps. That is the stored key.
- C
Iraq
(c) Iraq. Iraq’s federal and sectarian settlement is not the two-state formula in this usage. This is not the key.
- D
Yemen
(d) Yemen. Yemen’s war is not framed as a two-state solution. This is not the key.
Summary. Official key is (b) Israel. In diplomacy the two-state solution is the Israel–Palestine track. China, Iraq and Yemen refer to other conflicts. Honour the stored letter (b).
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