How two-faced Xi Jinping is exploiting war in Gaza to beget China’s new order | Simon Tisdall
As with Ukraine, the Chinese president's so-called neutrality is designed to advance his nation and make the US look weak
Anyone wondering what life would be like in a 21st-century world led by China need look no further than Beijing's self-serving, two-faced approach to the Israel-Hamas war.
Claiming to be neutral and even-handed, President Xi Jinping supports a ceasefire. Yet he refuses to condemn Hamas for its 7 October atrocities and criticises Israel. He knows a ceasefire would benefit Hamas - but also that it's a crowdpleaser in the countries of the global south.
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