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Editor's Note: Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas' visit to China may herald a new dawn for peace in the Middle East as China continues to promote reconciliation and rapprochement in the region. Will President Xi's proposed solution to the Palestinian issue be heard loud and clear this time? In this edition of Leaders Talk, CMG's Wang Guan sat with President Mahmoud Abbas in Beijing to discuss China's role in bringing about peace and development as bilateral relations have just been upgraded to a strategic partnership. What stands in the way of a peaceful resolution to the Palestinian issue? What is President Abbas' stance on President Xi's global initiatives? Also, President Abbas talks about his impressions of President Xi and opens up about the long-lasting struggle and suffering of the Palestinian people to establish their own state.