It is an interesting development, to be sure. On the one hand, I am glad to see that US influence in the middle east is weakening, and after seeing China negotiate peace between KSA and Iran I am relatively optimistic about China being able to use their growing influence for good.
On the other hand China seems to be aiming for a “two state solution” in Palestine, which I fear will legitimize Israel and harm Palestine in the long run.
What are your thoughts/opinions on this? Is there anything I am missing and should know about?
The occupation of Palestine is a problem on many levels. I’m not sure China has the ability to address all of them. My guess is they think if they can at least bring about an end to the violence that Southwest Asia will be better off and will steadily gravitate away from the west.
Im not sure it can work without addressing the nature of the occupation, which would potentially be an existential threat to all of the explicit settler colonial states, and even some post colonial states. Not to mention the political and military ties that make it such a dangerous issue.
It’s a can of worms that China likley feels compelled to address, but is not prepared for the consequences of letting all the worms loose. With new developments in the global human system we may see these things become either easier or harder to address. Let’s hope it gets easier. I know critics of the occupation seem more numerous than a decade ago so maybe that is a good sign. Hopefully when change does come, it is change for the better. I doubt a two state solution, or peace talks, will do any good by themselves but the fact that a leading nation wants to address the issue is certainly a better direction.