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China raises Middle East diplomatic ambitions with talks between Hamas and rival Fatah
China has made no secret of that goal. In May, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told a meeting of diplomats from China and Arab states here that “war should not continue indefinitely.” Xi reiterated Beijing’s support for a “broad-based, authoritative and …