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[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

Desire to be seen as champion of Global South drives policy tilt

Yes it's definitely not a reaction to the genocide, it's all just a devious power play by the scheming communists who are only trying to look good by checks notes not supporting a genocide.

This is like when weird internet fascists say you're "virtue signalling" by not being racist, except it's a media outlet doing it to an entire country.

The only reason we would ever do the right thing is for cynical posturing, so that must be the only reason anyone else ever does the right thing too.

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[–] blackberry@lemmy.ml 72 points 1 year ago (39 children)

As a Chinese person, when I was very young, I learned from books that "the Jewish people are a wise people; they put honey on books to let children know that knowledge is sweet." Before I went to university at 18, I believed that Jews were very smart, like Einstein. All my knowledge came from books. After I started university, I got my first mobile phone, and then I started accessing the internet. This led to a collapse of my worldview, as some things I had firmly believed in began to be questioned by myself. My perception of Jews was just one of many aspects that changed.

Chinese people do not discriminate against Jews. As I experienced, due to widespread propaganda, Jews have a generally positive and subtle reputation in China. The situation is more like a backlash caused by a mismatch between the promotional image and the actual product. Previously, Jews were portrayed as very wise and polite, but when the reality turned out to be different, people felt deceived, which led to what the article calls "anti-Semitism." However, in fact, on the Chinese internet, people are just bringing up the wrongdoings that some Jews have done.

Among Jews, there are both good and bad people. I support Jewish Voice for Peace and believe that a wandering people should not be discriminated against anywhere. However, Zionists want to hijack all Jews, using the concentration camps from World War II as an emotional card to coerce everyone onto their bandwagon. When the actions of Israel in Gaza reach China, almost all Chinese people are reminded of the atrocities committed by Japanese fascists in China, treating Chinese people like livestock for slaughter. The suffering of the Palestinians makes us empathize deeply. When their homes are destroyed and their relatives killed, it is reminiscent of our past. I saw a group of Israelis holding hands and dancing in front of UN emergency relief supplies to block the aid. It tore my heart apart. I don't know what to say, I can only say that the Palestinians are incredibly enduring. If it were me and most Chinese people, we simply couldn't endure it.

China has never oppressed or persecuted Jews. China even sheltered Jews in Shanghai, and the current Prime Minister of Israel has praised this. But ironically, it seems that now China still does not compare to Germany in the eyes of Israel.

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[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 45 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Common China W

Now fund the PFLP like the USSR used to

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[–] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago
[–] Chapo_is_Red@hexbear.net 34 points 1 year ago

Give the resistance a nuke xi-plz

[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

China is smarter than the US

[–] robinnn@hexbear.net 48 points 1 year ago

In late October, Israel signed on to a joint statement of concern with more than 50 other governments about alleged Chinese crimes against humanity in its predominantly Muslim Xinjiang region.

LMAO

China is fundamentally opposed to any Israeli military operations, even in self-defense

No such thing?

[–] Robert_Kennedy_Jr@hexbear.net 64 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As with the Ukraine war, China's posturing as a Middle East peacemaker lacks credibility due to its one-sided stance. Beijing cannot expect its rhetoric to be taken seriously when it is so cavalier with its principles.

Do you think he wrote that with a straight face.

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 29 points 1 year ago

Author definitely isn't mad that China mediated the Saudi-Iranian normalization while the US has been pushing for Saudi-Israeli normalization without success.

[–] Beaver@lemmy.ca 107 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The west is really looking bad when South Africa and China are outshining them on this issue.

[–] livus@kbin.social 64 points 1 year ago (1 children)

South Africa's a democracy with a history of opposing Israeli apartheid.

It's really not surprising that it's taking the lead on this.

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[–] jlow@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

Well, they're best buds with Russia now ...

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 year ago
[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 78 points 1 year ago

It's about fucking time.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 188 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Love how this is portrayed as a bad thing lmao

[–] MeetInPotatoes@lemmy.ml 45 points 1 year ago

Exactly, the author was like "How dare they not both sides this."

[–] MsPenguinette@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It was a difficult read cause of how biased it is

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