China's top leader, Xi Jinping, met with the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, in Beijing on Wednesday, as Mr. Xi pushes to expand China's influence in the Middle East and cast his country as an alternative to the United States for leadership in global diplomacy.In the lead-up to Mr. Abbas's four-day visit, which began on Tuesday, Chinese officials had repeatedly suggested that China could help pave the way for peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
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