What Is China’s Plan on the Middle East?

Matt Schiavenza
Atlantic
Xi Jinping’s meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in May 2013 have as much to with  Israel and Palestine as it does with the United States whose diplomacy with these countries is not looking effective in...

China Dips a Toe Into Middle East Peace

Edward Wong and Chris Buckley
New York Times
China took a modest step into Middle East diplomacy early May 2013, hosting back-to-back visits from Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of the Palestinian Authority, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.