In Egypt, Wang Yi calls for Gaza ceasefire, Palestinian statehood
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In Cairo, China’s foreign minister and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukri urged an immediate end ‘to all acts of violence, killing and targeting of civilians and civilian establishments’.
  • intelshill@lemmy.ca
    212·
    10 months ago

    Isn’t this… A huge break from traditional Chinese foreign policy?

    Calling for the sovereignty of a de facto independent state? I don’t see how this statement could be made unless a huge leap has been made in cross-Strait relations with Taiwan. Maybe Lai’s statement on the DPP not pursuing de jure independence was enough, which is significantly different from Tsai’s posturing.

  • تحريرها كلها ممكن@lemmy.ml
    184·
    10 months ago

    The rise of China might actually bring peace to the middle east. The Chinese for starters aren’t Christian zealots who believe in Genesis 12:3 literally like the US.

    • bionicjoey@lemmy.ca
      3·
      10 months ago

      The Americans who actually decide foreign policy don’t care about religion. That’s just a smokescreen they use to make their dumb population happy.

        • jubejubeEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          I would put the Chinese in first, westerners second. Chinese get their doors bolted shut by the government or disappeared for disobedience.

      • تحريرها كلها ممكن@lemmy.ml
        131·
        10 months ago

        This isn’t true. Do you think the OIC is afraid of China but not the US or Israel? Why?

        You must have missed when China brokered peace between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Something the US was opposed to.

        • jubejubeEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          I’d love to be proven wrong but we all work with the information we receive. I wasn’t there and I doubt you were too. China is trying to build good will in the Middle East so they can then build sub par infrastructure and laden poor countries with debt they can’t repay. The second motive is to use the Middle East as a pawn in its subtle struggle against the US. The third is a tale as old as time, oil. China needs lots of oil since they can’t produce enough. I don’t believe many human systems (ie government) act altruistically in this world.

  • CluckN@lemmy.world
    1·
    10 months ago

    The thumbnail looks like he wrote something funny on his hand and is showing his friend.