From Foreign Ministry Regular Press Conference on October 20: https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xwfw_665399/s2510_665401/202310/t20231020_11165059.html
Bloomberg: US Ambassador Nicholas Burns called on the Chinese government to denounce terrorism by Hamas. He also cited Beijing’s stance toward the group as yet another challenge in the China-US relationship. How do you respond to this? And why hasn’t China mentioned the word “Hamas” as far as I know since the attack on Israel? It is a group that governs Gaza.
Mao Ning: China stands on the side of peace, equity and justice. We oppose all violent attacks against civilians and civilian facilities, condemn any violation of international law, and call on all parties to immediately stop fighting, protect civilians and avert a humanitarian disaster.
We always believe that in dealing with international and regional hotspot issues, major countries need to be objective and just, lead by example in abiding by international law and play a constructive role for a political settlement. We will continue to work with the international community to deescalate the situation.
Bloomberg: I’m just curious why did China refuse to say the word “Hamas”? It’s the organization that runs Gaza.
Mao Ning: Our position on the current situation is very clear.
Not sure why they’re even bothering. The US population has been groomed to hate the PRC for almost a century now.
Pretty sad how effective western xenophobic propaganda is. Even though they’re a little slow, they did manage to turn 30% sinophobia to 70% in only a decade.
Makes sense that it would be lower when China wasn’t as much of a threat.