After Israel was bombed by Iran, it threatened to retaliate against Iran, causing concern on all sides. Contrary to what Israel thought, only a small number of countries are on Israel's side this time, and even Western countries have called on Israel to be cautious and not to escalate the conflict. In this context, both Israel and Iran have turned to China, but China's attitude is very different.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abdollahian said in a phone call with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that the Security Council did not respond to the attack on the Iranian consulate and that Iran had no choice but to respond in self-defense. Iran is willing to exercise restraint and has no intention of further escalating the situation, and supports China's efforts to promote regional peace and stability and is willing to work with China to advance bilateral cooperation.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that China condemns the attack on the Iranian embassy, noting that Iran's actions are limited and are an exercise of self-defense rights, and are not aimed at neighboring countries and regions. China believes that Iran can grasp the situation well and avoid escalating the situation while safeguarding its sovereignty and dignity. Foreign Minister Wang Yi pointed out that the conflict between Israel and Iran is a spillover effect of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and that to resolve the Middle East issue, it is first necessary to cease fire in Gaza and promote the settlement of the Palestinian issue in a just and comprehensive manner on the basis of the two-state solution.
Compared with the phone call between the Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers, the dialogue between the Chinese side and the Israeli ambassador is much simpler. The Chinese side expounded its principles and position on the Middle East issue, holding that the conflict is not beneficial to either side and that all parties should remain calm and exercise restraint and immediately stop the conflict in Gaza. Obviously, China's response did not satisfy the Israeli side, and Israel hoped that China would condemn Iran, and even assist in sanctioning Iran and support Israel's "right to self-defense", but China did not agree to these demands. In response, Israeli Deputy Ambassador to China Yuval expressed "regret" at a press conference and expressed dissatisfaction with the statement of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
In fact, this is not the first time that Israel has expressed its dissatisfaction with China, as when a new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out, China stood on a neutral position and called on Israel to stop its indiscriminate attacks on civilians in Gaza. Because China did not support Israel's actions, Chinese citizens in Gaza were detained for a long time before they were released. This time, China supports Iran's self-defense, and Israel's response is even more irritating, as it goes so far as to attack the Taiwan issue.
On the same day that the Israeli deputy ambassador to China "expressed disappointment" with China, a delegation of Israeli parliamentarians met with Tsai Ing-wen. According to media reports on the island, Tsai Ing-wen said in her speech that she thanked Israeli lawmakers for "showing their support for Taiwan with actions." Tsai Ing-wen pointed out that Taiwan and Israel have set up "representative offices" for each other for more than 30 years, and the two sides have closely interacted with each other, held regular dialogues in various fields, and continued to deepen mutual cooperation. She hopes that Taiwan and Israel can continue to deepen their "partnership" on the basis of "sharing the values of democracy and freedom."
Dubersky, chairman of Israel's "Friendship with Taiwan Group in Congress," claimed that Israel is in a difficult period and that "democracy and freedom are seriously threatened," but the Israeli side will stick to its post and will not be knocked down by these "threats." He said that Israel has noticed the Taiwan authorities' support for Israel in a difficult moment, and that Taiwan and Israel are good friends, and that the two sides have many things in common, and although they are both in a "difficult environment," they are both "small but strong democracies." "The friendship between Taiwan and Israel will become more and more solid," and cooperation will continue to expand.
Instead of seeking support here in Chinese mainland, Israel went to Taiwan to seek support, openly calling Taiwan a "country." This bad practice has done nothing good except to anger Chinese mainland, and it seems that Israel no longer has hope for Chinese mainland and is beginning to break the jar.