While China has expanded its clout in the region, analysts doubt its capacity and interest to be a bigger influence. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Smoke billows following Israeli strikes amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Gaza on Oct 13.has sparked contrasting reactions from the United States and China, with the ongoing hostilities posing new questions for Beijing’s Middle East policy, said experts.
Professor Joseph Liow, dean of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at Nanyang Technological University, told The Straits Times that China is trying to maintain a delicate balancing act between the Palestinians and Israelis. Already, China has faced pressure from the US to do more. In Beijing on Monday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urged President Xi Jinping to take a stronger stance on the war, and called for China to use its influence with Iran to stop the conflict from spreading.
Mr Xi also put forward a three-point proposal to solve the conflict: establishing an independent Palestinian state based on 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as the capital; channelling more development assistance to Palestinians; and creating the right conditions for the resumption of peace talks.resulting in an agreement to restore ties between Riyadh and Teheran – a diplomatic breakthrough that led to debates about how much of a challenge this presented to US influence in the region.
But China-Israel relations expert Carice Witte believes Beijing’s current stance is untenable. She told ST it is difficult to see how China can be seen as a neutral actor, with Beijing refusing to call out Hamas for its violent actions.
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