Tuvia Gering 陶文亚
@geringtuvia.bsky.social
Planet Nine Digital Intelligence Team | Discourse Power on Substack | Non-resident Fellow at the INSS and the Atlantic Council Global China Hub | China-Israel; China-Middle East/West Asia | Tikvah's Krauthammer Alum
On June 4, Hong Lei, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director-General of the Protocol Department, received credentials from Eli Belotserkovsky, Israel's new Ambassador, and Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, Iran's new Ambassador. Both had recently arrived in China: B on May 30 and F on June 4.
June 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM
On June 4, Hong Lei, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director-General of the Protocol Department, received credentials from Eli Belotserkovsky, Israel's new Ambassador, and Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, Iran's new Ambassador. Both had recently arrived in China: B on May 30 and F on June 4.
“Who does the Fed really represent? The interests of Jewish financial capital…We [Chinese] are not here to fight over scraps. We want the world” - A prominent Chinese economist delivered on Sunday a sweeping speech on the US–China trade war and great power rivalry.
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April 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
“Who does the Fed really represent? The interests of Jewish financial capital…We [Chinese] are not here to fight over scraps. We want the world” - A prominent Chinese economist delivered on Sunday a sweeping speech on the US–China trade war and great power rivalry.
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Bloomberg: Chinese plastics plants that buy liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are turning to the Middle East to replace tariff-hit imports from the US, disrupting global flows and reviving moribund freight rates.
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April 23, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Bloomberg: Chinese plastics plants that buy liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are turning to the Middle East to replace tariff-hit imports from the US, disrupting global flows and reviving moribund freight rates.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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"Over the past decade, several Middle Eastern countries, including Libya, Yemen, and Sudan, have failed to realize a peaceful political transition. The past four months have shown that Syria may not be an exception" - Niu Xinchun, China-Arab States Research Institute at Ningxia U and ex CICIR.
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April 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"Over the past decade, several Middle Eastern countries, including Libya, Yemen, and Sudan, have failed to realize a peaceful political transition. The past four months have shown that Syria may not be an exception" - Niu Xinchun, China-Arab States Research Institute at Ningxia U and ex CICIR.
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“China remains committed to developing our historical friendship with the Jewish people...the war is not the theme of Israel-CN bilateral relations" - Ambassador Xiao Junzheng in an interview with Calcalist, aiming to compartmentalize China-Israel ties.
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March 12, 2025 at 9:34 AM
“China remains committed to developing our historical friendship with the Jewish people...the war is not the theme of Israel-CN bilateral relations" - Ambassador Xiao Junzheng in an interview with Calcalist, aiming to compartmentalize China-Israel ties.
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PRC MoFA: "China to host CN-Russia-Iran meeting on the Iran nuclear issue in Beijing on March 14. Vice FM Ma Zhaoxu will chair the meeting, w/ RU Dep FM Sergei Ryabkov and IR Dep FM Kazem Gharibabadi. The three sides will exchange views on the Iran nuclear issue and other matters of mutual concern"
March 12, 2025 at 7:30 AM
PRC MoFA: "China to host CN-Russia-Iran meeting on the Iran nuclear issue in Beijing on March 14. Vice FM Ma Zhaoxu will chair the meeting, w/ RU Dep FM Sergei Ryabkov and IR Dep FM Kazem Gharibabadi. The three sides will exchange views on the Iran nuclear issue and other matters of mutual concern"
"We are opposed to any forced displacement of Gaza's population" - PRC Foreign Ministry spox on Trump’s plan to “take over” and “clean out” Gaza.
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February 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
"We are opposed to any forced displacement of Gaza's population" - PRC Foreign Ministry spox on Trump’s plan to “take over” and “clean out” Gaza.
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The Chinese Embassy in Israel posted yesterday the first direct reference to an Israeli hostage since the war began. During his visit to Israel 2 weeks ago, it was unveiled that Zhai Jun, CN's Special Envoy for the Middle East, had met with hostage families twice in Beijing and Israel.
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February 3, 2025 at 7:43 AM
The Chinese Embassy in Israel posted yesterday the first direct reference to an Israeli hostage since the war began. During his visit to Israel 2 weeks ago, it was unveiled that Zhai Jun, CN's Special Envoy for the Middle East, had met with hostage families twice in Beijing and Israel.
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"[The US] maintains its influence in the region by continuing to support Israel, which sees Iran's nuclear program as a significant security threat. Against this backdrop, the chances of US-Iran reconciliation remain slim" - Niu Song and Li Zixin on the Iran nuclear deal.
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January 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
"[The US] maintains its influence in the region by continuing to support Israel, which sees Iran's nuclear program as a significant security threat. Against this backdrop, the chances of US-Iran reconciliation remain slim" - Niu Song and Li Zixin on the Iran nuclear deal.
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A new cartoon in China Daily, published under the direct supervision of the CCP Propaganda Department.
Der Stürmer would have approved had it endured three more years to witness the founding of the State of Israel in the Jewish homeland.
h/t Doron Ella
Der Stürmer would have approved had it endured three more years to witness the founding of the State of Israel in the Jewish homeland.
h/t Doron Ella
January 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
A new cartoon in China Daily, published under the direct supervision of the CCP Propaganda Department.
Der Stürmer would have approved had it endured three more years to witness the founding of the State of Israel in the Jewish homeland.
h/t Doron Ella
Der Stürmer would have approved had it endured three more years to witness the founding of the State of Israel in the Jewish homeland.
h/t Doron Ella
Word to the wise - before you fret over reporters "sowing discord between China and Israel," maybe start with addressing the real issue of China arming Israel’s enemies, laundering their money, amplifying their propaganda, and legitimizing them on the global stage.
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January 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Word to the wise - before you fret over reporters "sowing discord between China and Israel," maybe start with addressing the real issue of China arming Israel’s enemies, laundering their money, amplifying their propaganda, and legitimizing them on the global stage.
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Other media and the Houthis themselves reported secret deals between CN and the Houthis. The CN embassy should also consult OFAC’s multiple reports from the past year, which detail specific PRC-based entities arming, laundering money, and financing the Houthis.
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January 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Other media and the Houthis themselves reported secret deals between CN and the Houthis. The CN embassy should also consult OFAC’s multiple reports from the past year, which detail specific PRC-based entities arming, laundering money, and financing the Houthis.
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"I want to say to Chinese netizens that Israel is a friend of China" - FT Chinese interview with Israeli Ambassador to China, Irit Ben-Abba.
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January 9, 2025 at 8:11 AM
"I want to say to Chinese netizens that Israel is a friend of China" - FT Chinese interview with Israeli Ambassador to China, Irit Ben-Abba.
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Among the Netanyahu gov's lineup of corrupt and incompetent officials, Minister May Golan vies for the crown. N12 exposé revealed yesterday she allegedly fleeced the Taiwanese gov, funneling 20,000$ to a fake NGO led by her mother. The boxes in her photo with the TW Rep in Israel are empty.
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January 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Among the Netanyahu gov's lineup of corrupt and incompetent officials, Minister May Golan vies for the crown. N12 exposé revealed yesterday she allegedly fleeced the Taiwanese gov, funneling 20,000$ to a fake NGO led by her mother. The boxes in her photo with the TW Rep in Israel are empty.
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"The International Community Should Uphold the "Four Respects" on the Middle East Issue" - A full translation of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement following Wang Yi's meeting with the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi yesterday in Beijing:
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December 29, 2024 at 9:36 AM
"The International Community Should Uphold the "Four Respects" on the Middle East Issue" - A full translation of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement following Wang Yi's meeting with the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi yesterday in Beijing:
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PRC Ex-Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng highlights the influence of "Jewish capital" on US Middle East policy - He was speaking to China's leading MENA scholars on November 16, 2024, at Renmin University during the official launch of Renmin's Middle East Research Institute.
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December 20, 2024 at 11:57 AM
PRC Ex-Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng highlights the influence of "Jewish capital" on US Middle East policy - He was speaking to China's leading MENA scholars on November 16, 2024, at Renmin University during the official launch of Renmin's Middle East Research Institute.
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Comparisons between Israel and Nazis have been normalized in Chinese academia since October 7th attacks, reflecting Holocaust inversion, i.e., falsely equating Jewish victims with their oppressors. Here’s an example from today by Prof. Shen Yi of Fudan University in his column in Guancha:
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December 12, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Comparisons between Israel and Nazis have been normalized in Chinese academia since October 7th attacks, reflecting Holocaust inversion, i.e., falsely equating Jewish victims with their oppressors. Here’s an example from today by Prof. Shen Yi of Fudan University in his column in Guancha:
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"The fall of the Assad regime has reduced Iran's support for the Palestinian cause to a pipe dream" - According to Han Jianwei, Associate Professor at the Middle East Studies Institute of Shanghai International Studies University (SISU), “Syria's turmoil has only just begun.”
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December 11, 2024 at 11:02 AM
"The fall of the Assad regime has reduced Iran's support for the Palestinian cause to a pipe dream" - According to Han Jianwei, Associate Professor at the Middle East Studies Institute of Shanghai International Studies University (SISU), “Syria's turmoil has only just begun.”
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"If you don't confront these terrorist groups in Syria, you'll face them in Central Asia or closer to home," warns 大伊万 ("Big Ivan"), a blogger with 500K followers on Douyin, rejecting mainland netizens' assertions that what happens in Syria is inconsequential to China.
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December 10, 2024 at 12:15 PM
"If you don't confront these terrorist groups in Syria, you'll face them in Central Asia or closer to home," warns 大伊万 ("Big Ivan"), a blogger with 500K followers on Douyin, rejecting mainland netizens' assertions that what happens in Syria is inconsequential to China.
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"The core of the US-China competition is about whose technology is more advanced and cheaper" - Prof. Yan Xuetong, Honorary Dean of Tsinghua University's School of International Relations, speaking at the 2024 Sohu Annual Forum on November 28, 2024
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December 4, 2024 at 4:31 PM
"The core of the US-China competition is about whose technology is more advanced and cheaper" - Prof. Yan Xuetong, Honorary Dean of Tsinghua University's School of International Relations, speaking at the 2024 Sohu Annual Forum on November 28, 2024
ciss.tsinghua.edu.cn/info/zmgx/7675
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"In the long run, Trump's 'American-ness' will gradually undermine the vitality of America's global alliances and leadership position, thus reducing its global influence" - Prof Lin Hongyu, VP of Huaqiao Uni specializing in Sino-US relations with ties to the MSS and UFWD.
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December 4, 2024 at 7:07 AM
"In the long run, Trump's 'American-ness' will gradually undermine the vitality of America's global alliances and leadership position, thus reducing its global influence" - Prof Lin Hongyu, VP of Huaqiao Uni specializing in Sino-US relations with ties to the MSS and UFWD.
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Spamouflage and other CCP-linked networks have for years targeted ideological opponents, dissidents, and individuals of Chinese heritage abroad, such as @vickyxu2024.bsky.social, Chen Pokong, Jiajun Qiu, and Deng Yuwen. Impersonation is a well-documented TTP, and now they've discovered Bluesky too.
December 1, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Spamouflage and other CCP-linked networks have for years targeted ideological opponents, dissidents, and individuals of Chinese heritage abroad, such as @vickyxu2024.bsky.social, Chen Pokong, Jiajun Qiu, and Deng Yuwen. Impersonation is a well-documented TTP, and now they've discovered Bluesky too.
Finally, it is deeply troubling that Ambassador Xiao, like his predecessors, chooses to ignore the unprecedented wave of anti-Jewish and anti-Zionist demonization and disinformation propagated by China's party-state media, diplomats, online influencers, and academia. 22/
December 1, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Finally, it is deeply troubling that Ambassador Xiao, like his predecessors, chooses to ignore the unprecedented wave of anti-Jewish and anti-Zionist demonization and disinformation propagated by China's party-state media, diplomats, online influencers, and academia. 22/
This distinction has not gone unnoticed by Israeli policymakers at all levels, as evidenced by the attached photo. Taken on Oct 10, TW National Day, it features de-facto ambassador Abby Lee w/ several mayors and members of the Knesset from the opposition and the coalition.
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December 1, 2024 at 1:12 PM
This distinction has not gone unnoticed by Israeli policymakers at all levels, as evidenced by the attached photo. Taken on Oct 10, TW National Day, it features de-facto ambassador Abby Lee w/ several mayors and members of the Knesset from the opposition and the coalition.
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At least four Chinese nationals were murdered by Hamas on Oct 7, and several Chinese workers were hospitalized last month by Hezbollah rocket fire.
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December 1, 2024 at 1:12 PM
At least four Chinese nationals were murdered by Hamas on Oct 7, and several Chinese workers were hospitalized last month by Hezbollah rocket fire.
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