” THE BEST Chance!”
Despite frequently advancing a nebulous request at the United Nations calling for an all-encompassing two-state solution, China has for centuries been unable to resolve the decades-long impasse between Israel and the Palestinians.
Although it has previously backed the republican Palestine Liberation Organization rather than Hamas, Beijing has always had a soft spot for Palestinians.
It didn’t expressly denounce Hamas for the episodes on October 7 that sparked the latest issue.
However, on Sunday, Foreign Minister Wang claimed that Israel was then acting” beyond the reach of self-defense” and slammed what he called its” social consequence of the people of Gaza.”
While Israel may need Beijing to put pressure on Muslim states and Iran to provide them to the table, it is doubtful to view China as an independent broker, according to Manoj Kewalramani of India’s Takshashila Institution,” Wang Yi has really intensified his criticism of Israel’S actions.”
According to Jean-Pierre Cabestan, a senior research fellow at the Asia Centre in Paris, China’s lack of direct contact with Hamas may force it to travel through Tehran in order to exert pressure on the radical party.
Iran has praised Hamas’ assault but has denied having any part in it, so this could be problematic.
Beijing also stands to gain from a diplomatic effort because it wants to be more assertive on the global level.
According to Kewalramani, the conflict” is a fantastic opportunity to highlight what Beijing has long claimed is Northern hypocrisy on the subject of international law and human rights.”
According to him, Beijing has an opportunity to respond to the West’s claims that it is defending a” rules-based order” because Western leaders don’t seem to be discussing balance in the Israeli response.