Beijing Expands Anti-US Alliance With Hamas–Fatah Agreement: Analysts

News Anaylsis Palestinian factions, including Fatah and the terrorist organization Hamas, have agreed to form a government after talks hosted by Beijing. Analysts believe the Chinese regime is forging closer ties with terrorist groups in the Middle East to expand its anti-U.S. alliance. On July 23, following two days of reconciliation, 14 Palestinian factions co-signed a declaration in Beijing on “ending division and strengthening Palestinian unity” and establishing a “provisional national reconciliation government” in the reconstruction of post-war Gaza. Wu Zuolai, a China affairs columnist and political commentator based in the United States, believes Beijing is now helping to unite terrorist organizations, a move with significant implications. “Just as it recognizes the Taliban in Afghanistan as the legitimate government, it is expanding its rear [guard] in the Middle East in the same way,” he said....