Hamas accepts China's bid for national reconciliation among factions
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China has expressed its support for the establishment of an independent, fully sovereign Palestinian state.
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A Palestinian flag baring the words "Free and Peace" hanging beside a Chinese national flag during a protest against Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, outside the Palestine Embassy in Beijing Friday, July 18, 2014. (AP/Andy Wong)
A Hamas official told Al Mayadeen that the Palestinian Resistance group has accepted China's invitation for a national reconciliation among all factions.
China was one of the first countries to call for a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire in Gaza in order to prevent a humanitarian crisis, calling on "Israel" to lift the blockade imposed on the Strip to ensure the entry of much-needed aid, respect international humanitarian law, and stop targeting all civilian objects and aid workers in Gaza.
Most recently, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasized that advocating for the admission of a Palestinian state into the United Nations is an endeavor aimed at addressing a longstanding injustice.
His remarks came after the United States vetoed a decision to award Palestine full membership status in the United Nations.
Wang has previously expressed his country's support for the establishment of an independent, fully sovereign Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders, with the eastern part of al-Quds as its capital.
He also advocated for "an international summit for peace to find a just, comprehensive, and lasting solution to the Palestinian cause by ending the (Israeli) occupation and establishing an independent, contiguous Palestinian state."
China's Foreign Ministry vowed in early November that it would do its best and utmost to bring back peace in the Palestinian territories while it maintains the presidency of the UN Security Council. The Chinese government has also provided Gaza with batches of emergency humanitarian supplies.
In mid-February, it called on "Israel" to halt its aggression in the region of Rafah in the Gaza Strip "without delay," cautioning of an impending "severe humanitarian crisis" should the war persist.
Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping had called for an "international peace conference" to end the war.
