China says Hamas and Fatah met in Beijing

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that representatives from the rival Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, met in Beijing for "in-depth and candid talks on promoting intra-Palestinian reconciliation".

"Representatives of the Palestine National Liberation Movement and the Islamic Resistance Movement recently came to Beijing," he said, referring to Fatah and Hamas by their formal names and adding that they made "positive progress".