China and the Palestine Question: From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support

INTERACTIVE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE PALESTINE QUESTION

Sino–Palestinian relations have undergone various shifts since their establishment in the 1960s. Initially, China aligned itself closely with the Palestinian cause but distanced itself in the 1970s and then realigned itself in the 1980s and 1990s. However, that alignment has been largely rhetorical; China has provided little practical support for Palestinian objectives, for reasons that include China's wider regional and global concerns, its growing ties with Israel, and the decline of the Oslo process.
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