China’s foreign minister said Saturday that Israel has gone too far in responding to last week’s invasion by Hamas, China’s official news agency reported.

Speaking to Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Israel’s actions have extended beyond self-defense.

According to Xinhua, China has an interest in helping resolve the conflict and the underlying issues involving the Palestinian population.

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[–] 194 points 3 years ago (175 children)

He's not wrong. But it's worth remembering that when China faced a far smaller provocation from their own restive Muslims, in Xinjiang, they responded by locking up a large fraction of the population in vast reeducation camps...

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  • [–] 69 points 3 years ago (174 children)

    Not saying that's right, but at least they didn't bomb the camps...

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  • [–] 18 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    They raped and tortured them form what I understand.

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  • [–] 88 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    maybe the chinese can give them some tips, I heard they're pretty experienced in handling minorities...

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  • [–] 66 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    wow, says by the nation who abuses Filipino fishermen, claiming they own the entire West Philippine Sea

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  • [–] 65 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    Speaking to Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Israel’s actions have extended beyond self-defense.

    Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Great Point

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  • [–] 60 points 3 years ago (10 children)

    Because the Chinese government treats Muslims so well, right?

    I wonder what they would do if the Uyghurs revolted... oh wait, we do know, we have precedent, just look how they treated their students.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (6 children)
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    [–] 57 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I'm very inclined to ignore West Taiwan's position on matters of ethics and morality.

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    [–] 43 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    Genocidal China has problem with more genocide? Whut?

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    [–] 36 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    I thought the CCP hated Muslims too.

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  • [–] 24 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (6 children)

    Here's an idea? Let the Chinese government administer Gaza! They have experience reeducting Muslims right? Then all Gazaouis muslims will become Jewish, Christian, atheist, you name it! Possibilities are endless.

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    [–] 23 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    So Palestine is now supported by russia, Syria, Iran, China, all the greatest and most fair countries in the world.

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    [–] 15 points 3 years ago (29 children)

    At the “start” of this, I didn’t really have an opinion. But that’s mostly due to lack of knowledge and the complexity of the issue.

    I was initially siding with Israel as they were hit first, but their response has made me rethink things.

    I’m still really undecided and am unqualified to make an opinion anyway.

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  • [–] 15 points 3 years ago

    It's OK not too have a side. Israel and Palestine have been going at it for so long and the history is so complex that there is literally blame on both sides.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago

    The fact that you consider yourself unqualified to make an opinion probably makes you more qualified to do so than 95% of the idiots out there whose opinions are already firmly established.

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    [–] 8 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    "Before the Hamas incursion and subsequent Israeli military response, it was believed that Israel and Saudi Arabia, driven by a common animus toward Iran, were working toward a normalization of relations, a development that could have shifted the dynamic in the Middle East."

    Who wants the dynamic in the Middle East to remain unchanged?

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