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Palestinian-China relations

Composite photo, from left to right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for photographers ahead of their talks at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing, China, on March 21, 2017. (Etienne Oliveau/Pool Photo via AP); China's President Xi Jinping (right) and PA President Mahmoud Abbas shake hands after a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, June 14, 2023. (Jade Gao/Pool Photo via AP)
October 15, 2023, 10:07 pm
Israel-Gaza war upends China’s Mideast ambitions but may serve Beijing in the end
China has extended its hand to both PA and Israel, but its neutrality following Hamas’s massacre of civilians has infuriated Jerusalem
By Agencies
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, right, receives Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday, June 15, 2023. (Jade Gao/Pool Photo via AP)
June 16, 2023, 2:17 pm
Ending China trip, PA’s Abbas backs Beijing crackdown on Muslim minorities
A joint statement says China’s policies toward Muslims in Xinjiang have ‘nothing to do with human rights’ and are about countering ‘extremism’ and ‘terrorism’
By AP
China's President Xi Jinping and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attend a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 14, 2023. (Jade GAO / POOL / AFP)
June 15, 2023, 8:06 pm
Having given up on the US, Palestinians look to China to mediate peace with Israel
PA minister Ahmad Majdalani tells ToI that Beijing can use billions in trade as leverage to coax Jerusalem to come to the table as Washington’s influence on the global stage wanes
By Jacob Magid
File - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (left) shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping after a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 14, 2023. (Jade GAO / POOL / AFP)
June 14, 2023, 3:04 pm
China signs ‘strategic partnership’ with Palestinian Authority during Abbas visit
President Xi Jinping tells PA leader Beijing has ‘always firmly supported the just cause of the Palestinian people to restore their legitimate national rights’
By AP
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 18, 2017. (AFP Photo/Pool/Mark Schiefelbein)
June 9, 2023, 3:07 pm
Palestinian Authority President Abbas to visit China next week
China has sought to position itself as a Middle East mediator after brokering the restoration of ties in March between Iran and Saudi Arabia
By AFP
Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang reads from the Chinese constitution when answering a question about Taiwan during a press conference held on the sidelines of the annual meeting of China's National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, on March 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
April 18, 2023, 6:36 am
Chinese FM tells Israeli, PA counterparts Beijing’s ready to facilitate peace talks
Qin Gang holds separate calls with Eli Cohen, Riad al-Maliki amid recent moves by China to position itself as a regional mediator, including brokering Iran-Saudi normalization deal
By AFP
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing, February 26, 2020. (Roman Pilipey/Pool Photo via AP)
March 24, 2021, 1:01 pm
China floats Mideast initiative, offers to host Israeli, Palestinian officials
Beijing FM announces five-point plan to boost its involvement in peacemaking and realize ‘regional peace and stability in the Middle East’
By Aaron Boxerman
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