China’s reluctance to name or condemn Hamas has drawn comparison to its response to the Ukraine war. There, Beijing has refused to condemn Russia’s aggression or even refer to it as an ...

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HONG KONG — As India and China seek greater influence on the global stage, the Israel-Hamas war is testing their diplomatic prowess. The world’s two most populous countries have both strived ...

China has made it clear it supports the barbarism of Hamas. Washington policy, therefore, should undermine the malign Chinese influence in the region.

Israel’s war with Palestinian militant group Hamas has sparked a fierce debate on China’s tightly controlled social media, driving a wedge between those who support Israel’s right to ...

China offers Hamas the prospect of impunity — the prospect that it can continue ruling Gaza with an iron fist while Israelis mourn their dead. This language may not be Hamas-tested, but it is ...

The Hamas attack may derail any serious Israeli-Palestinian peace talks for years. Still, China has had some success in other efforts to play Middle East negotiator.

China holds considerable influence over Iran. But it’s unlikely it can—or even wants to—use it to deescalate the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

As China’s playbook unfolds in the Hamas-Israel conflict, we see what will unfold when Beijing initiates kinetic war. Like Hamas ’ Oct. 7 massacre, that war may come faster than expected.

Since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, brutally massacring 1,400 Israelis and taking 200 hostage into Gaza, China has taken the side of Hamas, condemning what they have called Israel's ...

China's internet is the most policed on earth, and few observers believe this map incident was anything other than a childish gesture meant to bring a few moments of joy to pro-Hamas Chinese netizens.

For China, bringing Hamas and Fatah together represented an opportunity to promote its image as a peace broker and an important player in the Middle East.