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For the first anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks on Israel this week, most media outlets highlighted the tragedy in Israel and in the Gaza war that followed.
But in China, state-run outlets in English focused on criticizing the US role in supporting Israel politically and militarily.
Arabic and Mandarin outlets even accused Israel of “naked colonialism.”
China Daily, the largest English-language newspaper published under the supervision of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party, ran two editorials 7.
One blamed the expansion of conflicts and the “persistent support” from the Biden administration to Israel.
The second urged the US to “stop fueling the conflict in the Middle East and respect UN resolutions.
State-owned CGTN Arabic, the international branch of the China Central Television (CCTV) network, ran a special video segment headlined “the US stands behind the chaos in the Middle East”.
The segment was dubbed in Arabic and broadcast interviews with US-based analysts that criticized the US approach to the conflict.
