When the Israel-Gaza war erupted last month, Washington, along with its Western allies, stressed support for Israel and publicly condemned Hamas – the Palestinian Islamist movement that rules Gaza – for attacking civilians.
Beijing, meanwhile, refused to condemn the group or refer to it as a terrorist organisation, drawing backlash from the West.
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