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Chinese authorities are urging Israel to immediately halt its military operation in the Gaza Strip to prevent the aggravation of an already severe humanitarian crisis, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian stated.
“We insist that Israel follow the resolute calls of the international community and immediately stop its military operation in Gaza, achieving a comprehensive and sustainable ceasefire as soon as possible to avoid an even more serious humanitarian crisis,” he emphasized during a briefing.
The Chinese diplomat clarified that Beijing hopes all relevant parties will prioritize the task of maintaining peace and stability in the region and “play a constructive role in reducing tensions.” “China firmly opposes the escalation surrounding Israel’s military operation in Gaza. We condemn all actions that harm civilians and violate international law, express serious concern over the growing tensions, and oppose any party provoking the conflict,” he concluded.
The MFA’s final warnings and condemnations are a joke even on Chinese social media. They hand out strong condemnations and final warnings like candy whenever the US sails down the Taiwan Strait.
I truly believe these public diplomatic pressers are completely worthless in terms of having any informative value whatsoever, in any country. It’s literally the job of these spokespeople to say platitudes and make vague statements that don’t really mean anything and carry no real weight behind them. Any time a journalist stupidly tries to get an actual statement it just results in the two sides running in circles and getting nowhere until the spokesperson finally gives an answer that is just the original statement rephrased. All of this could just be a few bullet points on a website. I honestly can’t recall the last time a journalist elicited any meaningful statement at a press briefing. These entire job of a MFA spokesperson is to stick to the script, the response to any question is to redirect back to it and restate it. This Q&A shit is a tiring exercise in pointlessness.