Shit officially puts Russia and US in a tie for biggest shitholes.
this post was submitted on 03 Feb 2026
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God its like they understand what they're doing.
So far China is batting a thousand this week. Earlier in the week they banned hidden car door handles for safety. Now they're banning investment in a neo fascist society.
Maybe we should sell oil based on the yuan
They also executed some billionaires and pedophiles too. Nature is healing…
They can't invest in the USA either?
What do you mean they can't invest in the USA? China I believe is one of the biggest debt holders of the United States. They have considered selling off some of that debt to further weaken the dollar, which I wouldn't blame them considering everyone is at this point.
Sorry, I was making a gallows humor joke.
The best time to ban all new investment on Israel was 1947 (this one I can excuse on the account of China not existing). The second best time was 1967. The third best time was 1973. The fourth best time was during the intifadas. The fifth best time was 2023. The sixth best time is now.
Qilai, buyuan zuo nuli de renmen!
better late than never
it's about time. they could do more, but it's a start.
Like banning investment in the country bankrolling and enabling israel.
Based China.
In this one instance, yes.
I just found this post after scrolling down from an article about the PRC banning those stupid retractable car door handles that Tesla started, so that's at least two.
They also do much better than the USA at addressing homelessness and most provinces regularly raise their minimum wage tied to the cost of living. They also are the world leader in expansion of green energy and public transportation
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I'm fairly sure they're doing this for political/strategic reasons. I'm also annoyed that it's the most principled stance we've seen from a major country yet, even if the motives are a bit murky. But I was glad to read that.
Well yeah, every state action done by every country is for political/strategic reasons. I think their motives are clear: 1) Help Palestine achieve liberation through passive aid; and 2) increase China’s clout on the world stage.
You placed their motives in the opposite order
China buys a shit ton of oil from Iran, which is coming under military attack from Israel seemingly regularly --Israel also had a hand in heightening civil unrest during recent riots (though iran's regime is also brutal in its response -- Israel openly admitted its agents were operating in the area during the unrest). China's likely getting impacted by all the recent 'shadow fleet' oil tanker seizures. Israel is basically tied to the United States, a country that's clearly antagonistic towards China. China also doesn't really care that much about human rights / the welfare of individuals/people, as evidenced by things like the Uyghur situation.
So the thought that they're doing it to 'help palestine achieve liberation through passive aid' is, I think, a nonsense reason that gets trotted out for potential PR reasons, maybe. Increasing their clout, I'd say is a very minor motivator: I don't know anyone who'd deny China is a major power.
It's a 'generally good' move they're making for the people in that region, and for human dignity in general. But the reasons for taking this step, is not for the benefit of people in that region.
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