Palestinian officials and observers believe that the visit of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to China from June 13 to 16, at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, contributes to mobilizing international support for the Palestinian cause, leading to the establishment of an independent state.

Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh confirmed at the start of his weekly cabinet meeting in the city of Ramallah on Monday that the Palestinian side is looking with great interest at President Abbas's visit to sisterly China.

He added, "The visit comes on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two friendly countries, and we look forward to its expected outputs in terms of consolidating and strengthening bilateral relations in all fields."

Dalal Salameh, a member of the Central Committee of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah), considered that President Abbas's visit to China comes to maintain diplomatic relations and maintain a large international force that supports the rights of the Palestinian people and international legal decisions.

Salama told Xinhua that China has an important position in the UN Security Council and its role is escalating at the international and regional levels, noting that China is one of the first countries to embrace the Palestinian cause.

She pointed out that strengthening the relationship with China and other countries in the world comes within the framework of the Palestinian vision and political and diplomatic action in order to maintain a strong relationship within the framework of mobilizing support for the Palestinian cause.

It is worth noting that President Abbas, who contributed to the founding of the Fatah movement in the fifties of the last century and presided over several rounds of negotiations with Israel in the nineties as the chief negotiator, which paved the way for the signing of the Oslo Accords, and made four state visits to China before the current visit.

The former Palestinian diplomat for Asia and Africa, Mazen Shamieh, said that China is keen to receive the Palestinian leadership historically, adding that China made a very important initiative for peace in 2013 and was renewed in 2017, dealing with the Palestinian file in all its aspects and preserving the interests of the parties concerned with peace, and the Chinese leadership will reaffirm its The necessity of resolving the Palestinian file in a just and comprehensive manner as a main approach to resolving the region's crises.

He said that China has great interests with the world, especially in developing countries, and it is a key partner with all parties in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe, and therefore strengthening its relations with the Palestinian side will help and contribute to mobilizing international support for the Palestinian cause in all forums.

The Palestinians are looking forward to a different approach from the international community towards finding a serious and quick solution in dealing with the file of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict after years of marginalization.

Political science professor at Al-Quds University Ahmed Rafiq Awad said that President Abbas's visit to China and talks with the Chinese leadership come at an important time.

Awad stressed the importance of China's firm position and its belief in international resolutions related to the Palestinian issue and its support for the rights of the Palestinian people to establish a state.

He pointed out that China is not satisfied with talking about resolving the Palestinian issue and its firm stances are translated into actions through signing agreements and providing all forms of political support in the UN Security Council and various UN organizations.