Open this photo in gallery: Jun Zhai, China's special envoy for the Middle East, addresses via videoconference the Manama Dialogue security conference in Bahrain capital on December 6, 2020.MAZEN MAHDI/AFP/Getty Images China on Wednesday reiterated calls for a ceasefire in the rapidly escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas, after the Palestinian militant group launched a series of dramatic and deadly raids into Israel over the weekend, sparking an intense counterattack against Gaza. Beijing has in recent months positioned itself as a potential peacemaker in the Middle East, and is rare among major global powers in having good relations with all...