ANALYSIS: An Anti-American Agenda is Behind CCP Criticism of Israel

Beijing’s rejection of America and the West is at the root of its anti-Israel stance, according to political analysts.

Rocket shells litter the grass outside a house where civilians and solders were killed days earlier by Hamas terrorists, in Be'eri, Israel, on Oct. 12, 2023. Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images

China’s foreign minister Wang Yi recently said that Israel had gone too far in its response to the brutal Hamas incursion on Oct. 7. Since the Hamas attack, China’s silence had been significant as it avoided explicitly condemning the terrorist organization. On Oct. 14, Mr. Wang made a direct statement criticizing Israel’s response.

A China expert believes that behind Mr. Wang’s statement is the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) consistent anti-American, anti-Western stance.