Chinese envoy Zhai Jun will visit the Middle East this week, although the exact timing of the trip and the itinerary have yet to be announced.
China's special envoy for Middle East affairs Zhai Jun during a meeting in Tehran on Oct 22, 2019. by sending its special envoy to the Middle East, after the United States asked it to use its influence to stop the conflict from spreading.could help calm the conflict, particularly after Beijing brokered a detente between long-time foes Tehran and Riyadh earlier this year.
However, Beijing's impact on the Israel-Hamas conflict is likely to be far weaker than its role in the Saudi Arabia-Iran deal, Pantucci said. Beijing has historically been sympathetic to the Palestinians, though it has supported the nationalist Palestine Liberation Organisation rather than Hamas. "Wang Yi has actually intensified his criticism of Israel's actions ... so while Israel will want Beijing to apply pressure on Arab states and Iran to bring them to the table, it is unlikely to view China as an impartial broker," Manoj Kewalramani from India's Takshashila Institution told AFP.
Still, Beijing stands to gain from an attempt to mediate, as it seeks to play a more assertive role on the international stage.
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