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We present again an excerpt from our forthcoming report on Israeli media coverage of China in 2024. This section showcases an overview of Israeli commentators’ perspectives on trade and technological relations with China. As noted in the excerpt ...
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China Says Welcomes Gaza Ceasefire Deal
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View From Israel: China’s Once Tidy Mideast Policy Now Upended
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Waiting for Trump: A Review of Chinese Perspectives on the Conflict in the Middle East
By Giorgia Facchini On November 27, a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon came into effect, aiming to halt hostilities between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, who had been exchanging fire since the Hamas-led ...
China Says ‘Welcomes’ Ceasefire Deal Between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon
China said Wednesday it welcomed a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon after more than a year of fighting that has killed thousands. "China is paying close attention to the current situation in Lebanon and Israel," foreign ministry spokeswoman ...
It’s Bonfire Season
The announcement of the ICC arrest warrants for Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant, as well as the Hamas leader Mohammed Deif, for “the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare; and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other ...
China’s Xi Calls for Gaza Ceasefire: Xinhua
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for a ceasefire in Gaza as he visited Brazil's capital, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Xi expressed concerns about the spread of the conflict in Gaza and "called for a ceasefire and an ...
China Urges Middle East De-Escalation in Series of Diplomatic Calls
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China Tells Israel ‘Humanitarian Disasters’ in Gaza Must End: State Media
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday told his Israeli counterpart that "humanitarian disasters" in Gaza should end, state media said. "Humanitarian disasters in Gaza should not continue and...countering violence with violence cannot truly address the legitimate concerns of all parties," ...