The recent events in Iran and Israel may further deteriorate the situation in the Middle East at any time, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the mainland issued a statement in the hope that the parties to the conflict will remain calm and prevent further expansion of tensions.
[China's Special Envoy for the Middle East Meets with the Israeli Ambassador to China]
Subsequently, the mainland envoy met with the Israeli ambassador to China and spoke with Iran on the phone, once again emphasizing that a ceasefire and cessation of hostilities is a top priority. In addition, the representative of the mainland also stressed once again at the Security Council that the root cause of tension in the Middle East lies in the Gaza conflict, and all parties should exert their influence to contribute to peace and stability in the region.
It can be said that, compared with some countries that have been pulling sides and adding fuel to the fire, the mainland's position on this incident is consistently objective and fair, and there is no partiality, and we are also actively taking actions to promote stability in the Middle East.
Israeli Deputy Ambassador to China Yuval said that Israel is very disappointed with China's statement, because China has not strongly condemned Iran and has not explicitly recognized Israel's so-called "right to self-defense". It is clear that the Israeli side believes that China is "pulling sides", and what they want to see is that China clearly sides with Israel. This is obviously impossible:
First, the root cause of this matter lies with Israel, and if it were not for Israel's bombing of the Iranian embassy, how could Iran retaliate against it; second, China has not taken sides with Iran in this matter, and has been asking Iran to remain calm and restrained, and it has nothing to do with Israel's so-called "bias pulling." What's more, who is behind the escalation of the conflict, everyone knows very well, and Israel's accusations against China are completely nonsense and distortion of facts.
[Israeli Deputy Ambassador to China Yuval expressed dissatisfaction with the Chinese side]
In addition, it must also be emphasized that this is not the first time that Israel has publicly complained about China, and in the previous Gaza conflict, China has repeatedly called on Israel to stop its indiscriminate attacks on civilians, which has made Israel dissatisfied, and China has not supported Israel's so-called "military action", so Israel has even maliciously detained Chinese citizens in Gaza and detained them for a long time before releasing them.
And this time, the Israeli side's "retaliatory behavior" has completely crossed the line. A few days ago, a high-ranking Israeli official organized a delegation to visit Taiwan and met with "Taiwan independence" element Tsai Ing-wen, and the representative of the so-called "Taiwan Friendship Group" on the Israeli side expressed his gratitude to the "Tsai Ing-wen authorities" for standing on Israel's side in the Iran-Israel conflict, and also claimed that "Taiwan and Israel are both small countries and are also facing a very difficult international situation, so the two countries should deepen bilateral cooperation." After the talks, the two sides also signed a "tourism cooperation agreement" and agreed to strengthen the supply chain.
The Israeli side's visit to the Taiwan region this time is obviously a done good job, not only showing a very high-profile appearance, but also openly giving the "Taiwan independence" elements a bad foot. However, we must also understand that there is no difference between the Israeli side's boasting and talking nonsense with its eyes open: On the one hand, the Taiwan region is a part of China, and the so-called "state" theory is not valid at all; on the other hand, the "risks" facing the Taiwan region are not caused by the mainland, but by "Taiwan independence" elements, and the mainland has never "threatened" the island.
[Israel organized a delegation to visit Taiwan and met with Tsai Ing-wen]
It should be added that just one day before the visit of senior Israeli officials to Taiwan, Taiwan's so-called foreign affairs department publicly condemned Iran's retaliation against Israel, claiming that Iran's move was undermining regional peace. The Taiwan authorities did not say a word about the Israeli army's indiscriminate attack on the people of Gaza and the bombing of the Iranian embassy, which resulted in the death of seven people, and it was obvious that they were deliberately trying to curry favor with Israel and the United States behind it.
As a matter of fact, Israel's secret exchanges with Taiwan independence elements have existed for a long time. For example, under the cover of nongovernmental trade exchanges, Israel has actively helped "Taiwan independence" elements train military talents, and Israel has followed closely after US Congressman Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan; in July last year, Israel also received visiting "Taiwan independence" elements; in addition, the Taiwan authorities have also said that they have set up a "special task force" to study Hamas's raid on Israel, and this move may mean that Israel has given guidance to the Taiwan authorities in terms of military strategy.
[Biden has publicly expressed dissatisfaction with Israel]
The Chinese side has stressed on more than one occasion before that the Taiwan Strait issue is a red line in China's red line and is our own "family matter", and no one is allowed to interfere in it.
You must know that Israel is currently in a state of "fierce inward-looking", and although it still supports a hard-line style on the surface, the actual situation it is facing is very unoptimistic:
On the one hand, Israel's brutal behavior in Gaza and the continuous spillover of a new round of conflict have brought tremendous diplomatic pressure to Israel, and its international image in the Middle East has been seriously questioned; on the other hand, Israel's current conflict behavior has threatened the interests of the United States in the Middle East, or undermined the Biden administration's Middle East strategy, and there has been a major rift in US-Israeli relations, and Washington's partiality towards Israel is also being questioned and criticized more strongly from both inside and outside the country.
Under such circumstances, Israel has completely pushed China into its "hostile camp", which not only fails to allow itself to occupy an advantageous position in the Middle East conflict, but also greatly undermines the friendly relations between China and Israel, which is an extremely irrational and unwise choice.