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Why hasn't China cut ties with the US or Japan, why did China build diplomatic relations with them in the first place back in 1972? Why does China not have diplomatic relations with countries that "recognize" Taiwan province as an "independent country", but still maintain ties with a genocidal Israel? Why hasn't Russia cut ties with the US?
What does it mean to cut ties, for all official communication between two governments to stop? For all trade between two countries to stop? Cutting ties will not stop Israel from continuing its war crimes. I think China wants to be more of a mediator between Israel and Palestine as it supports a two-state solution, so cutting ties with any side will work against that.
According to this Wikipedia page:
China supports a 2 state solution? Why?
I think the real reason is because Palestine is too far away from China, unlike Korea, Vietnam and ~~Cambodia~~Myanmar who are neighbours. But then again, China still has diplomatic relations with both North and South Korea, and couldn't do much about their separated status even after helping Korea during the Korean War in the 1950s.
I feel like this speaks to China's policy of complicity with the capitalist system in ways that allows China to thrive and eventually lead the world into communism - if they just sent the people's liberation army to help out Hamas the west would probably start WW3 right then and there. That said, it can be genuinely disturbing and worthy of criticism when we say the ends justify the means in any case, especially when we have inspiring quotes from Mao like this:
"The People's Liberation Army is always a fighting force. Even after countrywide victory, our army will remain a fighting force during the historical period in which classes have not been abolished in our country and the imperialist system still exists in the world. On this point, there should be no misunderstanding or wavering. "