Chinese experts are optimistic about the Beijing visit of Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas. “Against the backdrop of a wave of reconciliation in the Middle East, there is great anticipation for whether this visit will bring more hope for peace in the region,” states Global Times in an editorial.
“The handshake between Saudi Arabia and Iran, the ‘arch-rivals’ in the Middle East, in Beijing showed the world the great appeal of the Global Security Initiative,” writes the paper. “After that, people have more room for imagination on whether the Palestinian issue has new approaches for resolution and whether Palestine and Israel will break the assertion that ‘the willingness and ability to reach a historic compromise are almost zero.’”
An article in the Chinese publication states, “In past decades, more and more regional countries find that U.S. policy on Middle East issues, including the Palestine-Israel conflict, the Iranian nuclear deal, and the Syria crisis, is unreliable and unsustainable. Not only has the U.S. failed to solve regional problems to bring peace and development to the region, but it has added more tensions and chaos, which is causing regional countries to lose faith in the U.S. and expect China to play a greater role in promoting peace, stability, and development in the region.”
