CHINA-HAMAS LINKS

China-Hamas Links - Bill Gertz and Rowan Scarborough (Washington Times)
A Chinese intelligence officer is engaged in covertly aiding the ruling Palestinian Hamas terrorist group, according to a Paris-based intelligence newsletter. Gong Xiaosheng was identified as a Ministry of State Security (MSS) official who has worked out of Ramallah since November 2002, Intelligence Online reported on June 9. In the past, Gong was constantly seen in the company of Yasser Arafat, but has since begun helping Hamas. He arranged an invitation to China for Mahmud al-Zahar, the Hamas foreign minister, to take part in a China-Arab Cooperation Forum in Beijing last month.