• BrikoX@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
    51·
    10 months ago

    It looks like China public support for the ceasefire in Gaza was only valid until it directly impacted their own needs. Pathetic, but not surprising.

      • BrikoX@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
        4·
        10 months ago

        Not really. While it’s only ~10% of total China’s trade that passes through Bab al-Mandab Strait the fact is that China showing their lack of power here. They were promised by Houthis save passage, but companies that operate the ships refuse to risk it and are going around the Africa anyway.

            • voight [he/him, any]@hexbear.netEnglish
              3·
              10 months ago

              That’s more to do with things like insurance which is controlled by insidious anglos. Could just have to do with dealing with others who were participating in the capital strike but stopped when they realized it was pointless.

              Idk why everyone is convinced china should suddenly become like the US and intervene here and shit

              • BrikoX@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
                3·
                10 months ago

                I’m against them or anyone else intervening. But that’s literally what they are doing. They are putting pressure on Iran to stop the attacks since it’s hurting China personally, which just shows that their public support for the ceasefire in Gaza was just for show. One can’t support both sides of the coin and not look like a hypocrite.

                • voight [he/him, any]@hexbear.netEnglish
                  3·
                  10 months ago

                  texting iran: WE ARE FAMILIAR WITH YOUR GAME. THE DAYS OF YOUR AXIS OF EVIL ARE NUMBERED. WE ARE MONITORING YOUR COLLABORATIONS. NO SUDDEN MOVES.

                  texting The Washington Post: xi probably doesn’t even know it was a spy balloon 😏 you know how these dictatorships are

                  texting china: You’ve got to talk some sense into them man 😭😭😭 they’re disregarding the rules based international order please 😢🥺

                • voight [he/him, any]@hexbear.netEnglish
                  3·
                  10 months ago

                  Reuters is just releasing this narrative to make it look like Biden pressuring them is working lol

                  It’s based on random anonymous sources

                  Also the ghost archive link is broken just fyi

                  • BrikoX@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
                    21·
                    10 months ago

                    Reuters reporting doesn’t take political sides, they are probably the straightest shooters in western media. Unless you have a source that contradicts this, of course.

                    And sometimes it’s reasonable to have anonymous sources. Especially when we are talking about government insiders, whose actions can have huge impacts on foreign relations.