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(Left to right) Mahmoud al-Aloul, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of Fatah; Wang Yi, China’s Foreign Minister; and Mousa Abu Marzouk, a senior Hamas official, attend an event at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, July 23, 2024.
Middle East and China expert Dr. Mohammed Alsudairi discusses Chinese efforts to support inter-Palestinian reconciliation. He argues that the greatest hurdle facing this as well as many other peacemaking initiatives is the myopic and extremist support of the US and its Western allies towards Israel. Unless this variable changes, there will be no incentives to change the realities on the ground.
For the full discussion, please see at What to Make of China’s Moves in the Middle East | ChinaFile