Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in China subsequent week

Beijing introduced Friday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will go to China subsequent week, at a time when Chinese language diplomacy is searching for to play a mediating position within the Israeli-Palestinian battle.

China stated that in April it supported the resumption of talks as quickly as potential, saying it was additionally able to facilitate a peace settlement.

“On the invitation of President Xi Jinping, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas can pay a state go to to China from June 13 to 16,” the Chinese language International Ministry stated in a press release.

“China has at all times firmly supported the simply reason for the Palestinian individuals to revive their official nationwide rights,” ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin advised reporters.

Beijing has historically supported a two-state answer, because the Israeli-Palestinian peace course of has stalled since 2014.

“President Abbas is an outdated buddy, and buddy of the Chinese language individuals,” stated Wang Wenbin.

He’s the primary Arab head of state obtained by China this 12 months, which absolutely displays the excessive stage of Sino-Palestinian pleasant relations.

Described as a rival by the USA, China has in recent times strengthened its commerce and diplomatic relations with international locations within the Center East, lots of which have historically been below American affect.

Thus China oversaw and facilitated the current astonishing diplomatic rapprochement between two nice regional powers, Iran and Saudi Arabia.

US officers attempt to downplay China’s position within the Center East and choose that Beijing continues to be removed from eclipsing the Individuals in a area that continues to be largely below the safety of the US safety umbrella.