“By taking the Palestinians’ side, Beijing is not adopting a uniquely Chinese position, but one that is shared by many around the world both in the West and in the Global South. As such, it allows it to score important diplomatic points against its strategic competitor while also easing a bit the pressure coming from its relations with Russia, which have become a critical issue in Sino-European relations”.
Andrea Ghiselli (T.wai & Fudan University) was interviewed in the article “Can China broker a new era of Palestinian political unity?” on The New Arab.
Research Fellow
Andrea Ghiselli is a non-resident Research Fellow at T.wai and a Lecturer in International Politics at the University of Exeter.
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