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  • Theresa Fallon
    Theresa Fallon “Many people would like to see China play a constructive role, but I think now that we're in the third year of the war, this idea is wearing a bit thin.” 5 hours ago
  • Mahjoob Zweiri
    Mahjoob Zweiri “What we have witnessed in the past few hours is that they talk about an agreement on the first stage. It could be understood that Hamas wants to release itself from the pressure globally, including the United States. So, they are giving concessions on the first stage, which leads to 40 days of ceasefire and exchange of captives. I think 33 old and sick captives. And then moving on to other stages. But we are seeing that we are going back to the main conditions, which means we are still talking about the main principles [complete ceasefire and withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza] that Hamas talked about. As the time of some sort of agreement on the first stage came, the Israeli military and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came to say actually, there is no agreement: We will go to Rafah regardless of any agreement. It reflects the divisions within the Israelis and crisis within the Israeli politics. On the other hand, Hamas has been more cautious. They do not want to show real progress made but they also do not want to say things have not changed. I think it's obvious some change has happened otherwise we would not expect [CIA chief] William Burns to be in the region.” 5 hours ago
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Russia invasion of Ukraine - China's position

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“A common view is that while the war is bad, we must support Russia in this battle to defend China's interests. Because without Russia to hold up the West, China will be the next target. Such a view has not been formed in a day but instilled over time. State media might have fed the information, but the public sentiment has always been there. People worship Putin, because he is aligned with Xi Jinping. They share the same strongman image and governance style.”

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Media veteran now based in Hong Kong
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“This [the depiction of the US as the instigator of the conflict] is one of the most consistent frames we have seen throughout. And the Chinese central leadership have really shown that they're dedicated to the disinformation campaign. It's a proxy information war that China is waging here. In the long term, it's about undermining the credibility of the US and the US-led international system.”

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Co-director of the China Media Project
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“They don't want to get into this. The Chinese essentially told Joe Biden, 'Look this is a European problem. You guys deal with it'. They are worried about Taiwan, South China Sea, East China Sea. These are the three things that upset them - the India-China border is the fourth. Russia and Ukraine, they're not interested in.”

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Associate professor at the US Air Force’s Air War College at Montgomery, Alabama
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“Beijing will do everything in its power to avoid having to openly take sides, but its formerly relatively cost-free relationship with Russia has become complicated and is now exposing China to growing geopolitical, economic and reputational risks.”

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Senior Analyst at the Mercator Institute for China Studies in Berlin
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“It is those countries that delude themselves into thinking that they can lord it over the world after winning the Cold War, those that keep driving NATO's eastward expansion five times in disregard of other countries' security concerns, and those that wage wars across the globe while accusing other countries of being belligerent, that should really feel 'uncomfortable'.”

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Spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry
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“Since the beginning of the invasion, China has tried, I think, very awkwardly, to play a neutral role. It's refused to take sides, saying that it's got good relations with both Kyiv and Moscow. It says that it's a neutral player and just wants to encourage dialogue. But at the same time, Beijing has made it very clear that it intends to preserve its friendship with Russia, which it has called 'limitless' [and] 'rock solid'.”

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Al Jazeera journalist in Beijing
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“China is either going to side with Russia and reinforce the sense that it has joined an 'axis of autocracy,' or it is going to put significant space between Moscow and Beijing and demonstrate that it genuinely cares about preserving even a basic relationship with the rest of the world. If it turns down this opportunity, it's not clear to me there will be a next time to meet and set aside differences. The ball is entirely in Beijing's court.”

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China expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
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“China, which announced a no limits strategic partnership with Russia in February, may find it hard to change course and back down after a threat was made public. This wasn't a good strategic move. Like the United States, China has a domestic constituency.”

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Professor of Global Development Policy; Director, Global Development Policy Center
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“China is not a party to the crisis, still less wants to be affected by the sanctions. China rejects sanctions in principle and has the right to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests.”

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State Councillor and China's foreign minister
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