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[-] sovietknuckles@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

This isn't even accurate. Israel is a major trading partner of China, and if both-sidesing it stops working for whatever reason, China would side with Israel

[-] emizeko@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago

China is Israel's top trading partner but Israel is waaaaaaaay down the list of China's trading partners, somewhere in the high 20s

[-] sovietknuckles@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

Sorry, yeah I said that wrong

[-] LeninWeave@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

and if both-sidesing it stops working for whatever reason, China would side with Israel

I doubt that, because Israel's economy relies on Chinese trade far more than the other way around and siding with Israel in a situation where "both sides" is no longer an option would likely destroy their political relationships with a huge portion of the third world.

The only situation I can think of where "both sides" is no longer an option would be a world war. Siding with Israel would mean siding with Amerikkka, and that option is clearly not possible for China and would be a terrible, self-destructive move even if it was.

[-] sovietknuckles@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

The only situation I can think of where "both sides" is no longer an option would be a world war.

Yeah a world war was the case Hasan suggested today where China would side with Israel.

Hasan on China and Israel

From today's stream at 3:26:06

[-] zed_proclaimer@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

China is siding with Russia, who is siding with Iran

[-] GaveUp@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago

Yea siding with Russia or not entering at all are both infinitely more likely than joining on Israel's side

[-] geikei@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

Hasan has some great takes and has done a great job covering this issue but i wouldnt give to much weight to some geopolitical speculation he made during a stream. This one is easy to prove how unlikely it is. Any world war involving China and the US will see them in opposing sides. Israel will de facto be on the US side. SO China will be on the opposing side of Israel. SImple

[-] nohaybanda@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

I wish I could say Hasan never misses but then I’d be wrong

[-] oregoncom@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

I don't think openly siding with Israel is a tenable position for China domestically at this point.

[-] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

Israel is a major trading partner of China, and if both-sidesing it stops working for whatever reason, China would side with Israel

I don't think China would squander the good will it's built up over all of its BRI investments in the global south in exchange for whatever tech products Israel can sell to China. Especially since every year China's technical ability advances relative to Israel's, and access to raw materials (which the global south is rich in) becomes relatively more important than specialized nuggets of Western IP.

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