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China looks to host peace conference with Israelis, Palestinians
2017-07-19
Wearing big boy pants, wants to play big boy games.
[IsraelTimes] China will host a symposium between the Paleostinians and Israelis later this year, an official says, as president Xi Jinping vows to "ceaselessly" contribute towards peace in the region.

Despite depending on the volatile Middle East for oil supplies, Beijing has long taken a backseat in Middle East disputes.

But it has stepped up its diplomatic engagement in the region in the past year, including offering to host talks on the Syrian conflict.

In a meeting with his Paleostinian counterpart the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas
... a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial...
on Tuesday, Xi reaffirms China’s support for a two-state solution along the 1967 border and with East Jerusalem as its capital.

During closed door talks, Xi says China will set up a trilateral dialogue mechanism with the Paleostinian Authority and Israel, and later this year will host a peace symposium to help resolve the dispute, vice minister of foreign affairs Zhang Ming tells news hounds.
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