Chinese diplomat Wang Kejian met Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Qatar, marking the first acknowledged meeting between Chinese and Hamas officials since the Gaza war outbreak. They discussed the Gaza conflict and other issues, with Haniyeh emphasizing the need to stop aggression and establish an independent Palestinian state. Chinese Ambassador to Qatar Cao Xiaolin was also present at the meeting.
Chinese diplomat Wang Kejian met Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Qatar , China ’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, the first meeting between a Chinese and Hamas official publicly acknowledged by Beijing since the outbreak of the war in Gaza. The meeting follows visits from Wang to Israel and the occupied West Bank – making him the first known envoy Beijing has sent to either location since Hamas ’ deadly October 7 attacks and the ensuing Israeli bombardment of Gaza.
Wang and Haniyeh “exchanged views on the Gaza conflict and other issues” during their meeting Sunday, according to a brief readout from China’s Foreign Ministry Tuesday. Haniyeh stressed in the meeting “the need to quickly stop the aggression and massacres,” for the Israeli military to withdraw from Gaza, and “achieve the political goals and aspirations of establishing an independent Palestinian state,” according to a press release from the Hamas government media office. Chinese Ambassador to Qatar Cao Xiaolin was also present at the meeting, the statement said. Haniyeh “praised the role played by China in the Security Council, the United Nations, and the International Court of Justice,” the Hamas statement said, referring to Beijing’s recent diplomacy related to the war. The militant group also said they had met with Cao late last month in Qatar. China’s Foreign Ministry and its embassy in Qatar did not release any information about that meetin
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