HONG KONG -- In June, China invited Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Beijing for a state visit in the fall. After bringing Saudi Arabia and Iran to the negotiating table, President Xi Jinping appeared to be on a world diplomacy roll, with eyes on mediating Palestinian-Israeli peace.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in 2017. Questions surround China's aims to be a diplomatic power broker in the Middle East. © Reuters
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