Communications

On November 29, Beijing appointed Xiao Junzheng as its new ambassador to Israel, signaling an effort to repair relations strained by its contentious response to the October 7, 2023, attacks. After three decades of fostering ties with Israel, China remains eager to access Israeli innovation and markets while projecting itself as an objective “friend to all” and a “responsible...

Dr. Raz Zimmt, a senior fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies, explained, “This may not necessarily reduce Iran's risk but could limit it to some extent.” “If the attacks are carried out by pro-Iranian militias based in Iraq, Israel might find it more challenging to justify further strikes on Iran, especially on oil and nuclear facilities,” Zimmt added....

“Is Beijing finally striking a balance? Not really, but it’s a welcome change,” Tuvia Gering, a fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies and the Atlantic Council, said. “Israel is still waiting for Beijing to condemn the Oct. 7 terror attack and Hamas, yet China has been too busy hosting Hamas in its capital and acting as its mouthpiece.”

“If the war hadn’t happened, if October 7 [the Hamas attack on Israel] hadn’t happened, the massacre and the invasion that we’re in, then remember that Netanyahu would have visited China,” said Tuvia Gering, a non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council specialising in relations between China and Israel.

Tuvia Gering, a researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv, Israel, criticized China's selective outrage. "After 11 months of silence as Hezbollah fired at Israel in support of Hamas, the PRC (People's Republic of China) Foreign Ministry spokesman has suddenly found his voice, opposing violations of 'Lebanon's sovereignty,'" Gering wrote on X.

Tuvia Gering, a China research fellow at Israel's Institute for National Security Studies, told Voice of America. 'In Israel's view, China's role as a peace mediator is pure nonsense.' Gering explained, 'We see China showing a clear double standard – first and foremost in their attitude towards Hamas – a terrorist organization dedicated to the destruction of Israel, who to...

Tao Wenya (Tuvia Gering), a researcher at The Institute for National Security Studies, told this reporter in an interview that the Israeli side would obviously not accept the ‘three-step initiative’ proposed by China. Tuvia Gering explained that China has never been concerned about Israel's territorial integrity and sovereignty violations by Hamas.

Tuvia Gering, a China and Middle East analyst at the Institute for National Security Studies, said the move is part of China’s effort to rival the US by building alliances with developing nations as well as the Arab and Muslim world to prioritize its interests and stifle Western dominance. China is “challenging America in every space possible as a new type of major power that...

Tuvia Gering, a non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub, said China’s actions – including its lack of condemnation of the Hamas militant group since the October attack on Israel – served its own strategic interests. “In my mind, you see a lot of self-interest because … China gains a lot more by taking the side of the Arab and Muslim world and the Global...

“The US media described Khalil al-Hayya’s statement as a ‘major change in Hamas’ position’,” namely in its willingness to make concessions on issues including reconciliation with Fatah and negotiations with Israel, wrote Shao Yongling, a military strategy specialist at a Chinese army school, on the Phoenix News website, quoted by Israeli researcher Tuvia Gering. If Hamas’...