Taiwan’s foreign minister says closer ties with Israel align with the island’s interests (apnews.com)
from schizoidman@lemmy.zip to world@lemmy.world on 17 Nov 13:06
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ademir@lemmy.eco.br on 17 Nov 13:48 next collapse

Surprised?

Sepia@mander.xyz on 17 Nov 14:45 next collapse

Yeah, mainland China - the other China, so to say - shows a similar stance. Despite critical voices of Beijing regarding Israel’s war in Gaza, ties between China and Israel have in many ways proven resilient. Bilateral trade rose to USD 16.3 billion in 2024, up almost 12% from 2023, for example.

Despite Israel having banned Chinese suppliers from sensitive military procurement, commercial ties improved as trade data shows. In addition to U.S. companies, Chinese technology firms are a decisive supplier of Israel surveillance tech in Gaza and the West Bank (you’d easily find many reports on the web about that).

AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space on 17 Nov 15:53 next collapse

Singapore made the same call when it declared independence from much larger Malaysia. Its military and national-service system are modelled on the IDF. It seems to be a popular model when surrounded by more populous potential enemies.

kreskin@lemmy.world on 17 Nov 15:54 collapse

Well Taiwan can go eff itself then. I wish both Israel and Taiwan misery and failure.

REDACTED@infosec.pub on 18 Nov 10:57 collapse

Palestine recognized China’s claims on Taiwan. This is honestly an expected response.

kreskin@lemmy.world on 19 Nov 06:10 collapse

ah, was not aware. thanks.