{"id":2065902,"date":"2023-10-13T05:09:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T09:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/keep-pressure-on-china-to-condemn-hamas-attacks-former-senator-doug-jones\/"},"modified":"2023-10-13T05:13:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T09:13:03","slug":"keep-pressure-on-china-to-condemn-hamas-attacks-former-senator-doug-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/keep-pressure-on-china-to-condemn-hamas-attacks-former-senator-doug-jones\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Senator Doug Jones urges continuous pressure on China to denounce Hamas attacks."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkeep-pressure-on-china-to-condemn-hamas-attacks-former-senator-doug-jones%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2065902&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Former Senator Urges China to\u200c Condemn Hamas Attacks<\/h2>\n<p>Former Alabama\u2063 Democrat Senator Doug Jones is keeping the pressure on\u2064 the Chinese Communist Party to more forcefully condemn the Palestinian terrorists that launched an extensive coordinated attack from \u200cGaza on Oct. 7, killing hundreds of\u2064 Israeli civilians.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with NTD \u2064News&#8217; &#8220;Capitol Report&#8221; on Thursday, Mr. Jones said a forceful \u200bcondemnation of\u200b the Oct. 7 attacks\u200c by the Chinese regime \u200c&#8221;could have \u200ba dramatic effect&#8221; on the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group, \u200bby signaling to its\u2063 partners in the \u200bregion that the Chinese people\u200d won&#8217;t \u2064condone the violence from the Palestinian side.<\/p>\n<p>Since the Oct. 7 attacks, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have carried out\u2064 retaliatory strikes over Gaza and have blockaded the\u200c territory, cutting off food, water, and electricity\u2062 to the area.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/second-view-of-gaza-skyline-as-israel-bombards-hamas-targets-oct-12-part-2-post-5509124?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Second View of Gaza Skyline as Israel Bombards Hamas\u200b Targets (Oct. 12, Part 2)<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/12\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/second-view-of-gaza-skyline-as-israel-bombards-hamas-targets-oct-12-part-2-post-5509124?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/view-of-gaza-skyline-as-israel-bombards-hamas-targets-oct-12-part-2-post-5509098?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>View of Gaza Skyline as Israel Bombards Hamas Targets (Oct. \u200b12, Part\u2064 2)<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/12\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/view-of-gaza-skyline-as-israel-bombards-hamas-targets-oct-12-part-2-post-5509098?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">At a press briefing on Monday,\u200b Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Mao Ning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmprc.gov.cn\/mfa_eng\/xwfw_665399\/s2510_665401\/2511_665403\/202310\/t20231009_11158305.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> the Chinese regime is &#8220;saddened by the civilian casualties&#8221; \u2063and opposes\u2062 &#8220;moves that escalate the conflict and destabilize the region.&#8221;\u2064 When asked if the regime considers Hamas to be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-sends-message-to-democrats-and-rino-republicans-thousands-pouring-into-dc-wont-stand-for-stolen-election\/\" title=\"President Trump Sends Message to Democrats and RINO Republicans: \u2018Thousands Pouring Into DC Won\u2019t Stand for Stolen Election\u2019\">terrorist organization<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/keep-pressure-on-china-to-condemn-hamas-attacks-former-senator-doug-jones\/\" title=\"Former Senator Doug Jones urges continuous pressure on China to denounce Hamas attacks.\">foreign ministry official avoided<\/a> using the label and reiterated that China hopes to see the two\u200c sides &#8220;end hostilities and restore peace as soon as possible and work \u2063together to de-escalate the situation.&#8221;<\/div>\n<p>By contrast, the U.S. and Israeli \u200bgovernments have both specifically designated Hamas as a terrorist organization.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s\u2064 hard to gauge \u2063what they were doing\u2062 other than just trying to play\u200b both sides against the middle,&#8221; Mr. Jones said of the CCP&#8217;s\u200d initial statements on the\u2063 Oct.\u200d 7 attacks. &#8220;And unfortunately you just can&#8217;t do \u2062that in a\u2063 situation like this.\u200c This is not about a two-state solution. This\u200c is about\u2062 a pure act of barbarism and terrorism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>China, Russia Could Be Emboldened<\/h2>\n<p>The former\u2062 senator\u200c from \u2062Alabama said the Hamas attacks may serve to embolden other entities around the world\u2062 hungering to expand their own territory and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-drops-plan-to-track-chinese-communist-influence-in-american-schools-report\/\" title=\"Biden Drops Plan To Track Chinese Communist Influence In American Schools: Report\">global influence<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A fear right now is that instability in the Middle East will embolden\u200b [Russian President Vladimir Putin] in Ukraine and elsewhere. And there is a fear that it\u200d will embolden China, whether it is an attack on Taiwan or in other areas, [and] \u200b that it will \u200bembolden North Korea to \u2064do things that it has no business doing,&#8221; Mr. Jones said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mr. Jones said he&#8217;s confident in the ability of the Biden administration and the U.S. government to respond to new challenges in other parts of the world but\u2064 said it&#8217;s critical that the United States keeps up pressure on these other powers.<\/p>\n<h2>Schumer Key\u2064 to Pressuring China<\/h2>\n<div class=\"my-5\">The\u2062 Oct. 7 attacks came as \u2063Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) led a bipartisan delegation of U.S.\u200d senators\u2064 to China.<\/div>\n<p>Mr. Jones said his \u200cformer Senate colleague,\u2062 who is the\u200b highest-ranking\u2062 Jewish public\u2063 official\u200c in the United States, made for\u200b a powerful messenger to pressure China to \u2063condemn the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think there \u200bwas a better\u2064 spokesman and better\u2063 emissary to express the United States&#8217; outrage at what is happening over in Gaza and in Israel over this past weekend,&#8221;\u200d he \u2062said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think there was a \u2064better \u2063one than \u2063Senator Schumer, to look [Chinese leader Xi Jinping] in \u200dthe \u2062eye, \u2063and other Chinese officials to say, &#8216;We \u2064need more, we need \u200cmore support for Israel.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Jones said the U.S. side could understand the desire to advance a two-state solution between the Israelis and \u2064the Palestinian people, but said the focus now needs to be on condemning terrorism.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Speaking at a <a href=\"https:\/\/china.usembassy-china.org.cn\/senate-majority-leader-senator-chuck-schumer-at-a-press-availability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press conference<\/a> at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on Wednesday, Mr. Schumer said that upon\u200c meeting with the\u2063 Chinese\u2062 president this week, \u2062he expressed how &#8220;deeply\u2064 disappointed&#8221; he was by the CCPs initial reaction\u200d to the Hamas attacks in Israel. The Senate majority leader said the Chinese side had &#8220;rectified&#8221; \u200bthe matter and had assured him that they would\u200c call\u2064 on Iran and Hezbollah to\u2062 refrain from getting involved in the current conflict between Israel and Hamas.<\/div>\n<p>The visit to China\u200b by\u200d the bipartisan group of U.S. senators comes amid a period of\u200c strained relations between the \u200bUnited States and China. In addition to addressing the conflict between Israel and Hamas, Mr. Jones said the Senate delegation&#8217;s visit to China can serve to improve U.S.\u2013China relations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[The fighting between Israel and Hamas] was not anticipated when this trip\u2064 was planned. I think the\u200d fact that he went shows\u200c a continuing commitment of the United States\u200b to \u2064more normalized relationships, with\u2062 China,&#8221; Mr. \u2062Jones said. &#8220;It&#8217;s been very tense over the last few years. I think\u200b the fact that President Xi actually met with Senator Schumer and a bipartisan group \u2062of senators, sends a strong message \u200cboth ways.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\"><em>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntd.com\/keep-pressure-on-china-to-condemn-hamas-attacks-former-senator-doug-jones_947493.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NTD News<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How could China&#8217;s condemnation of the violence contribute\u200d to de-escalating the situation on the ground and encouraging\u2064 peaceful negotiations to find a \u2064resolution to the conflict<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Former Alabama Democrat Senator Doug\u200b Jones is urging the Chinese Communist Party to take a stronger \u2062stance against the recent Hamas attacks on Israel. In an interview with NTD News&#8217; &#8220;Capitol \u200bReport,&#8221;\u2063 Mr. Jones emphasized that a forceful condemnation from the Chinese regime could have\u2064 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vaccines-schools-and-racist-insurance-fact-checking-bidens-town-hall-claims\/\" title=\"Vaccines, Schools And Racist Insurance: \u2018Fact-Checking\u2019 Biden\u2019s Town Hall Claims\">significant impact<\/a> on \u200dthe ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group, sending a \u2063clear message \u2063to its partners\u2063 in the region that China does not support violence from the Palestinian side.<\/p>\n<p>The attacks took place on October 7 and resulted in\u2062 the deaths\u200b of\u2064 hundreds of Israeli civilians. Since\u200b then, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have carried out retaliatory\u2062 strikes on Gaza and imposed a\u2062 blockade on the territory, cutting off essential resources such as food, water, and electricity. The situation in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-believes-ukrainians-may-be-responsible-for-drone-attack-on-kremlin-report\/\" title=\"US suspects Ukrainians in Kremlin drone attack: Report.\">region remains tense<\/a>, with no immediate resolution in sight.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062support of global powers, such as China, plays a crucial role \u200cin shaping international opinion and influencing the actions of\u2062 conflicting\u200d parties. By condemning the Hamas attacks, China can demonstrate its commitment\u2062 to\u2064 peace and stability in the Middle East. It would also \u200csend a strong message to \u200bother countries and groups involved\u200c in the conflict that violence is not the solution.<\/p>\n<p>China&#8217;s condemnation would\u2063 not only have a diplomatic \u200cimpact but could also contribute to de-escalating the situation on the \u2062ground. The Chinese regime wields significant influence over \u2063various regional actors and has the ability to sway their decisions.\u200c By making a clear statement against the violence, China could encourage other countries and groups to pursue\u2064 peaceful negotiations and find a resolution to the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>It \u2064is important for China to recognize the significance of taking a stand against terrorism and condemning violent acts committed by any party. By doing so, China can contribute to the global fight against terrorism and promote peace and stability in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Former Senator Doug Jones&#8217;s call for\u200c China to condemn the Hamas attacks is a reminder that the international community must come \u2063together to denounce violence and support a peaceful resolution. It\u200c is crucial for global \u2062powers to use their influence to encourage dialogue, ceasefires,\u200b and ultimately pave the way for a lasting\u2062 peace\u200c in the region.<\/p>\n<p>As the situation in the Middle East remains \u200dvolatile, it is imperative for influential nations like China to play a constructive role in bringing an \u2064end to the violence. By condemning the Hamas attacks\u200c and supporting a peaceful resolution, China can make a significant impact and help create an environment where \u2064dialogue\u200b and negotiation can thrive. The international community must work collectively to address the root causes of the conflict and promote a future of peace and prosperity for all parties involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Alabama Democrat Senator Doug Jones continues to urge the Chinese Communist Party to strongly denounce the Palestinian terrorists responsible for the deadly attack on Israeli civilians. 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