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Wednesday, 8 May 2013

China greets Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in Beijing amid drive for Middle East influence

Chinese leaders welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Beijing on Wednesday as China tries to bring its growing international influence to an area where it has had little impact — the Middle East peace process.


Greeting the Israeli leader at the Great Hall of the People, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang made no direct mention of his meeting two days earlier with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who leads his people’s efforts to achieve statehood. Talks between Israel and the Palestinians on the statehood issue have been deadlocked for four years, despite pressure on Jerusalem from the United States, Russia and the European Union, long the major players in Middle East diplomacy.


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Associated Press via CHINA US Focus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChinaUsFocus/~3/lZVlTf5am4E/

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