China removed Israel from the map, a dire warning to knock it off. Not surprised the CCP censors are letting the counter-kike memes flow. Thanks for the report.
> CHINA KICKS OFF MIDDLE EAST SUMMIT: Officials from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and Palestine are in Beijing this week for the China-Middle East Summit.
> Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal al-Saud said Arab officials want to send a “clear signal” to end the fighting in Gaza. Some of the officials described the Israel-Hamas war as genocide.
> Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that China is a “good friend and brother of Arab and Muslim countries” and that China has always supported the Palestinian people.
> Why It Matters: Only a handful of years ago, these Arab diplomats might have rushed to meet with U.S. officials to end the Israel-Hamas conflict. Arab diplomats, however, see the Biden administration’s backing of Israel, including sending the Israel Defense Force munitions for their bombing campaign in Gaza, as disqualifying for the U.S. to be a mediator. Enter China, whose diplomats have already brought peace between Iran and Saudi Arabia, at least on paper, as the mediator of choice – another diplomatic win for China and a diplomatic loss for the United States. – M.S.