China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson says Middle Eastern countries expect Beijing to “play a greater role in de-escalating” Israel’s ongoing self-defense operation against Hamas, a jihadist terrorist group in the Gaza Strip. did.
Lin Jian, who began serving as the ministry’s spokesperson this week, responded to a request for more information about Chinese Ambassador Wang Kejian’s recently concluded Middle East tour, which includes stops and meetings with Israel, Egypt and Qatar. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
Hamas Politburo Chief Ismail Haniyeh during the 8th regular meeting of the Movement for Peace and Society (MSP) in Algiers, Algeria, March 16, 2023. (Amin Chiki/APP/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The Chinese Communist Party has prominently espoused anti-Israel positions at the United Nations and other international arenas in the months following the Oct. 7 massacre by Hamas that killed an estimated 1,200 people in Israel. On that day, Hamas jihadists invaded Israel from Gaza, targeting residential areas, killing entire families in their homes, including children as young as infants, and committing atrocities including gang rape, torture, and desecration of corpses. .
Israel responded with an ongoing self-defense operation in Gaza aimed at making a repeat of the attack by Hamas impossible. China, Israel’s Muslim neighbors, and allied authoritarian states such as Russia and Venezuela have all accused Israel of trying to protect civilians. The Israeli government is also facing pressure from the left-wing government of US President Joe Biden to allow Hamas to continue to thrive in Rafah, a city in southern Gaza on the border with Egypt.
The meeting between Wang and Haniya was the first time a senior Chinese government official has met with Hamas leadership since October 7. Beijing provided few details about the meeting, which reportedly took place in a Hamas haven in Qatar, but a Hamas statement claimed: Chinese officials said they were “keen” to expand ties with Hamas and considered the terrorists a legitimate part of the “Palestinian” political ecosystem.
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Haniya reportedly “praised the role played by the Security Council, the United Nations, the International Court of Justice, and China in sending humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.”
China has maintained friendly relations with similar jihadist groups such as Hamas and the Taliban, despite the continued genocide of indigenous Muslims in occupied East Turkestan. China calls the region by its Chinese name: Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).
In this handout photo released by the Taliban Prime Minister’s Press Office, China’s new ambassador to Afghanistan, Qiao Shen, speaks to Taliban Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan during a recognition ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on September 13, 2023. Shaking hands with Akundo (left). (Taliban Prime Minister Media Office, via AP)
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin did not mention Hamas in his remarks Wednesday.Instead, he emphasized The Chinese delegation announced that it visited Egypt and Israel in addition to Qatar.
“Recently, Ambassador Wang Kejian visited Egypt, Palestine, Israel, and Qatar in the Middle East in order to quickly calm down the situation in Gaza,” Lin said. “Stakeholders broadly appreciated China’s legitimate position and proactive efforts to achieve a ceasefire, ease the humanitarian situation, and avoid further escalation of the conflict.”
“They expect China to play a greater role in escalating the conflict and de-escalating the situation,” he claimed.
Lin concluded that “China has actively encouraged all Palestinian factions to achieve internal reconciliation through dialogue and has firmly supported the ‘Palestinian people governing Palestine’.” “We call for full accession of Palestine to the United Nations and a broader, more authoritative and more effective international peace conference to develop a timetable and roadmap for a two-state solution. Masu.”
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At a Foreign Ministry press conference on Thursday, Hayashi said I vomited it back Hamas’s i doubt it With casualties rising in Gaza, he declared that “nothing can justify the international community’s inaction.” The spokesperson put pressure on the world to prevent the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) from eradicating the Hamas threat, without specifying what it would do beyond holding a conference. .
“The international community must act with urgency, make ceasefire an overwhelming priority, set humanitarian assistance as an urgent moral responsibility, and convene a broader, authoritative and effective international peace conference as soon as possible.” demanded Mr. Lin. ”
China has been openly anti-Israel and pro-Hamas since October 7th. Dictator Xi Jinping has personally called for a “ceasefire,” or no action from Israel to stop another Hamas invasion, and Beijing’s representative on the U.N. Security Council has called for: . For issuing a cease-fire statement without recognizing Israel’s right to self-defense.
Speaking at an emergency meeting of BRICS coalition member states in November, President Xi said: “We must stop all violence and attacks against civilians, release captured civilians, prevent further loss of life and protect people. He ordered Israel to act to save it from further misery. “Collective punishment of Gazans in the form of forced removals and deprivation of water, electricity and fuel must end.”
BRICS originally consisted of the governments of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. As of January, several Middle Eastern countries have been invited to participate, including Iran, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Saudi Arabia. They attended the November summit as the membership process took place.
China took over the U.N. Security Council presidency in November for a typically one-month term, taking the lead at a critical time in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks. It used this position to demand a “ceasefire” from the IDF and thwart attempts to support Israel’s right to self-defense.
