As his case illustrates, China’s well-known rhetorical support for Gaza has in many ways not translated into concrete action. This selectivity serves to undermine the U.S.’ standing relative to China in the eyes of some other countries, while preserving China’s interests in Israel. Instead, Chinese state media highlighted the summit and critiqued Western support of Israel without mentioning whether China supported the group’s actions. Israel’s ongoing invasion of Gaza City and airstrikes in Qatar have elicited particularly strong global condemnation. Meanwhile, the Israeli government has attempted to conduct its own influence campaigns in Chinese media.