• @[email protected]
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      511 months ago

      It’s pretty simple math. They get to look like the good guys. Pretty important when they’ve got all sorts of investments in Africa and the Middle East.

      • @[email protected]
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        1611 months ago

        And for a lot of those countries, China is easily the lesser of two evils. Says more about us in the West than about them though.

    • DdCno1
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      Israel is a strong US ally, this would weaken Israel and thus the US, which is their main geopolitical rival. That’s all there is to it, simplistic zero-sum thinking, just like the rest of their diplomatic efforts. They are using their troll armies to prop up Hamas for the same reason.

      • BarrierWithAshes
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        111 months ago

        Plus, the two-state solution is the ‘diplomatically correct’ option. India echo’d the same opinion just last week.

      • Jaysyn
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        -111 months ago

        Except the USA also wants a two-state solution?

        • DdCno1
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          111 months ago

          Not in the way and at the time China does. Like the article said, the US will veto a full UN membership of Palestine.

      • @[email protected]
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        511 months ago

        China understander has logged on to remind everyone that the US will keep meddling in Chinese affairs.

        Considering much of your “western democracy” was built on imperialism and slavery, it seems like its easier to bully China than to do self reflection.