China and the Gaza Crisis

Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi (fourth from left) observing the signing of the Beijing Declaration. Image: AFP

In case you needed your geopolitical optics even starker than usual, this week rushed to comply.

In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi watched as representatives of fourteen Palestinian movements, including Hamas and Fatah, signed the Beijing Declaration.

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