they are still propping up russia and iran though.
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Shit officially puts Russia and US in a tie for biggest shitholes.
God its like they understand what they're doing.
Israel's highest imports come from China, and exports to the U.S.
If China wanted Israel to stop what they were doing, they would have said stop or we'll stop allowing sales to Israel, and Israel would have sit and stayed, or gone under.
Definitely a move in a good direction in my mind though
So far China is batting a thousand this week. Earlier in the week they banned hidden car door handles for safety. Now they're banning investment in a neo fascist society.
If only they didn’t violently abuse and oppress gay and trans people. 😞
Maybe we should sell oil based on the yuan
They also executed some billionaires and pedophiles too. Nature is healing…
They can't invest in the USA either?
What do you mean they can't invest in the USA? China I believe is one of the biggest debt holders of the United States. They have considered selling off some of that debt to further weaken the dollar, which I wouldn't blame them considering everyone is at this point.
Sorry, I was making a gallows humor joke.
The best time to ban all new investment on Israel was 1947 (this one I can excuse on the account of China not existing). The second best time was 1967. The third best time was 1973. The fourth best time was during the intifadas. The fifth best time was 2023. The sixth best time is now.
better late than never
Qilai, buyuan zuo nuli de renmen!
Based China.
In this one instance, yes.
I just found this post after scrolling down from an article about the PRC banning those stupid retractable car door handles that Tesla started, so that's at least two.
They also do much better than the USA at addressing homelessness and most provinces regularly raise their minimum wage tied to the cost of living. They also are the world leader in expansion of green energy and public transportation
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it's about time. they could do more, but it's a start.
Like banning investment in the country bankrolling and enabling israel.
After they ban all of the direct, existing investments in Israel, then yes, that would be a next move I would support. Hell, if they just sold (or threatened to sell) a large portion of the US Treasury bonds they hold, I imagine China could really put the screws on both imperialist, settler-colonial projects.
I am not knowledgeable enough to know what the full ripple effects of such a sell off would be, but I imagine China would prefer to coordinate something like that (or wide-reaching sanctions) with other countries, rather than moving unilaterally. But Ra knows the US deserves to be sanctioned into the ground for their actions on the international stage.
I'm fairly sure they're doing this for political/strategic reasons. I'm also annoyed that it's the most principled stance we've seen from a major country yet, even if the motives are a bit murky. But I was glad to read that.
Well yeah, every state action done by every country is for political/strategic reasons. I think their motives are clear: 1) Help Palestine achieve liberation through passive aid; and 2) increase China’s clout on the world stage.
China buys a shit ton of oil from Iran, which is coming under military attack from Israel seemingly regularly --Israel also had a hand in heightening civil unrest during recent riots (though iran's regime is also brutal in its response -- Israel openly admitted its agents were operating in the area during the unrest). China's likely getting impacted by all the recent 'shadow fleet' oil tanker seizures. Israel is basically tied to the United States, a country that's clearly antagonistic towards China. China also doesn't really care that much about human rights / the welfare of individuals/people, as evidenced by things like the Uyghur situation.
So the thought that they're doing it to 'help palestine achieve liberation through passive aid' is, I think, a nonsense reason that gets trotted out for potential PR reasons, maybe. Increasing their clout, I'd say is a very minor motivator: I don't know anyone who'd deny China is a major power.
It's a 'generally good' move they're making for the people in that region, and for human dignity in general. But the reasons for taking this step, is not for the benefit of people in that region.
Agreed, the Iranian oil angle is a good analysis of a material reason for China to support Palestine.
When I say clout, I mean clout as a good actor on the world stage. China has to overcome decades of negative propaganda (some of which is based in truth, most is exaggerated or taken out of context, and some is outright fabricated). Actions like this promote China as an arbiter of peace and as a humane alternative to the naked barbarity of US/Western imperialism.
I don’t see why altruism can’t be a core motive for this move in addition to the strategic value. They are people, after all, who surely suffer as we do in the face of murdered Palestinian children.
You placed their motives in the opposite order
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