Photo: Jerusalem Post
I been thinking lately about this. While Iran, an bourgeois state, can willingly choose not to trade with Israel, the PRC continues to trade with them. Why does this occur? Also, why did China recognize Israel in the first place?
The People’s Republic of China has deliberately made a decision after its failed invasion of Vietnam in 1979 that they are willing to help broker peace but will no longer intervene in any nations’ business. Sure, we’d like them to be more actively on the good side but China just doesn’t get involved.
But they still actively support settlements with labor and trade. I mean they could at least withdraw, especially if they believe it's an active genocide. This has really been a great disappointment for me lately.
what is more disappointing is that they are among israel's top 3 trade partner. even if they don't want to completely isolate or appear aggressive, they could've reduced trade. when it's the 2nd largest trade partner the defense of "they are just maintaining a pragmatic position" doesn't work in my opinion.
Israel gets all of the US' top shelf goodies, and China gets access to them via Israel.
Israel is actually in HUGE trade deficit with China. So it is not just that