Is a shift in China’s rhetoric on Israel a policy change, or ‘wishful thinking?’

Joseph Rozen: I agree with the general view that China is always trying to find the opportunity to work with different parties, but it doesn’t mean there was a more dramatic shift in its position vis-a-vis Israel.

China seeks to be “a global player that can talk with everyone, but its main interest is to compete with the U.S. Therefore, I try not to describe its position as anti-Israel, but more anti-American. They’re using the situation in the Middle East” to create problems for Washington.

Published in JewishInsider, October 11, 2024.

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Is a shift in China’s rhetoric on Israel a policy change, or ‘wishful thinking?’