Taking an important step in the right direction, he arrived in China to visit China | Palestine | in the right direction
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is on a state visit to China. When foreign media reported on this visit, they coincidentally placed it in the context of the recent major changes in the Middle East to interpret. In the Middle East and the resolution of the tide, China has played a crucial role, while the former political "broker", the United States, is becoming increasingly "unpopular".
The Spanish daily newspaper website reported on June 13th that with the visit of Palestinian President Abbas to China, China's role as a global peacemaker and its footprint in the Middle East have been highlighted.
According to reports, after successfully mediating reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Iran and striving to create peace prospects for Ukraine, Beijing is determined to play a role in peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine. In this context, Abbas visited.
The report states that China's interests in the Middle East are diverse. The Middle East has become a major channel and hub for the construction of the New Silk Road. China promises to invest more in Palestine and cooperate in the construction of industrial zones and solar energy projects. At the same time, trade between China and Israel has almost doubled in the past decade, with a bilateral trade volume of 25.45 billion US dollars in mid-2022, a year-on-year increase of 11.6%. China has also demonstrated its new strategy by participating in global governance and mediating issues in the Middle East, which is symbolic and self-evident.
This year, with China's mediation, Saudi Arabia and Iran reached an agreement to restore diplomatic relations. Both sides choose to trust Beijing, their main buyer of crude oil, and no longer trust Washington.
The report states that the Israeli Palestinian conflict is more symbolic, with a longer and more complex history. The two sides have not engaged in negotiations since 2014, and the situation has been deteriorating. And China's mediation proposal won applause from both Palestine and Israel.
On June 13th, the website of Saudi Arabia's "Arab News" daily reported that Abbas was the first Arab head of state received by China this year. Palestinians believe that this demonstrates a warm and friendly relationship between Beijing and Palestine.
According to reports, Abbas, who is disappointed with Biden and the US government, has turned to Russia and China to seek their support in response to Israel.
Palestinian political analyst Hassan al Hatib told Arab News that Abbas's visit to China constitutes an "important step in the right direction" because Abbas is disappointed with US policies and delays, as well as US favoritism towards Israel.
Hatib said that Abbas will call on China to play an active role in Palestinian affairs. Since the Oslo negotiations, Palestinian affairs have been monopolized by the United States.
On June 13, the website of the Russian Sputnik News Agency also reported that on the eve of the Palestinian leader's visit to China, Palestinian official Abbas Zaki accused the United States of bias and double standards on the Palestinian issue and obstructed the process of restoring the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.
Maria Pakhomova, a senior researcher of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, pointed out in an interview with Sputnik News Agency: "China does not want one party to take advantage of more, which is different from the United States. China does not help at the cost of harming the interests of one party."
Pakhomova believes that the Beijing talks between China and Pakistan can contribute to the resolution of the Palestinian Israeli issue. She said, "The conflict has a long history and is difficult to resolve quickly. This Beijing meeting should produce results, but it may not be fast. Even minor progress on such a complex issue deserves high praise and support."
According to a report on the website of Pakistan Today, over the past decade, an increasing number of countries in the Middle East have found that the US policy on Middle East issues is unreliable and unsustainable. Analysts say that the United States has not only failed to solve regional issues and bring peace and development to the region, but has also exacerbated tension and chaos, leading to a loss of confidence in the United States among regional countries and a greater expectation for China to play a greater role in promoting peace, stability, and development in the region.