By Qamar Bashir
The death toll in Gaza is approaching the Zionist target of 14000 martyrs in place of 1400 Israelis killed, which is now abundantly clear that the majority of the Israelis were killed by Israeli airstrikes to get a pretext to decimate the Palestinian population, forcing them to migrate to other parts of the Arab world, paving the way for complete and final occupation of both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and to fulfil Jews' dreams of cleansing their pure land from Arabs.
The entire Muslim world, Organization of Islamic Countries, Arab League, the United Nations, the Red Cross have tried their hardest to use all diplomatic channels available to stop Israel from committing genocide against the
Palestinians. However, their combined power appeared to have no value, clout, or
influence over Israel or the United States to stop this madness. Israel, despite being
one of the smallest countries surrounded by Muslim countries, has grown so large
and formidable that it has had the audacity and wherewithal to frustrate all attempts
by the international community and rational people all over the world to stop Israel
from unleashing terror, inhuman bombing, sulphur rain, and other forbidden
weapons in Gaza while trampling human values and human rights with total
impunity.
Frustrated and humiliated by the combined might of Israel and the United States,
having lost faith in the United Nations and lacking confidence in their own clout,
all Muslim countries have turned to China for intervention to stop Israel's merciless
assault on unarmed Palestinian civilians, destroying places of worship, hospitals,
schools, civilian residential areas, and refugee camps.
This visit has many connotations, interpretations, and outcomes regardless of
China's appetite to intervene in this highly complex, sensitive, and dangerous
conflict where any wrong move by any player will almost certainly attract the
wrath of a trigger-happy US and its stooge Israel, which has long forgotten any
sense of decency or respect for human lives other than its own.
This is the significance of China, which has been bestowed with the position of a
superpower by virtue of its ability to counter or face off with the United States. If
there had been another superpower, the Muslim may have knocked instead of
China.
Why did Muslim countries not visit the UK is because it has been reduced to a
puppet of the United States. They did not go to Russia, which has the mussels but
is already overburdened with his standoff with Ukraine. With no other country in
sight to say what needed to be said, Muslim countries were left with no alternative
but to knock on China's door in their final bid and last resort to save what little
remained of Gaza and the West Bank.
China may be the only country that consistently maintains its position on a higher
moral pedestal. It does not meddle in the internal affairs of other countries. In order
to achieve its goals, it does not change the government of any country or replace
one dictatorship with another. Throughout its history, even when the Chinese
monarchy was among the most powerful in the world, it never colonised any
territory or nation. On the other hand, it constructed a powerful wall to protect
itself from outside assault.
Pakistan's historical interactions with global powers have been marked by
challenging experiences, with notable exceptions in its relationship with China.
The bitter legacy includes the UK's colonial rule over the Indian subcontinent,
which encompassed the region Pakistan calls home.
Pakistan also felt the impact of the USSR's hegemonic designs, especially during
its presence in neighboring Afghanistan, a situation that directly affected Pakistan's
security. Furthermore, the U.S. involvement, from using Pakistan as a frontline
state against the USSR during the Cold War to subsequent engagements against
Taliban and Al Qaeda, has left lasting impacts. More recently, Pakistan
experienced destabilization attributed to U.S. involvement in regime changes,
impacting the nation profoundly. Throughout these encounters, Pakistan's
relationship with China stands out as a positive exception.
China's stance toward Pakistan represents a departure from conventional power
dynamics. Despite being a major global player with significant interests in
Pakistan, China has refrained from manipulating its political landscape. This
approach has been consistent, even during China's challenging periods in the 1960s
and 70s and its remarkable progress from the 1980s onwards.
China's approach exhibits astute political acumen, displaying the capacity and
adaptability to foster positive relations with various regimes, encompassing a wide
political and military spectrum. This consistent approach extends comfort and ease
across diverse political landscapes within Pakistan.
Throughout my four decades in the corridors of power, I witnessed our leaders
facing substantial pressure and demands from the USA, consistently urging us to
do more. The USA staunchly opposed the China Pakistan Economic Corridor
(CPEC), and when we sought their aid in resolving our communication,
infrastructure, and power issues, they declined outrightly, offering no solutions or
assistance.
Contrastingly, when we turned to China with our challenges, it extended its
support without any conditions or expectations. China came to our aid without
hesitation, without posing any questions, and without attaching any strings,
demonstrating a stark contrast in their approach compared to the USA.
In the context of the Hamas-Gaza conflict, while millions of people from the
developing and developed worlds took to the streets to demand an end to Israeli
massacres in Gaza and the West Bank, governments from the developed world
stood with Israel and threatened any other country with dire consequences if it
even considered military intervention. They provided open air, ground, and sea
access to Israel, allowing it to launch strikes from every direction and slaughter
children, women, the elderly, and youth with impunity. They rendered the United
Nations, the World Health Organisation, the Red Cross, and other similar
organisations obsolete and silent. They reduced all Muslim countries to a condition
of helplessness, irritation, indignation, and silence as they saw their unarmed
religious brothers and sisters viciously and brutally butchered and slaughtered for
no fault or crime of their own.
Feeling insulted and humiliated, Muslim countries resorted to seeking Chinese
intervention to end this quagmire in the same manner and approach that helpless
and victimised countries used to seek the help of the superpower of the time to
rescue them from the aggression and brutality of enemies stronger than them. In
the eighth century, the Abbasid Caliphate partnered with Tang China to fight the
threat posed by the Göktürks, a formidable nomadic confederation. The Ottoman
Empire supported and protected Muslim populations across Europe, particularly in
the Balkans and Eastern Europe, in the 15th and 16th centuries. Mohammad Bin
Qasim liberated Msulims imprisoned by Raja Dahir of Sindh in 711 CE.
It is disheartening and shameful for the entire Muslim world that there is no longer
a single Muslim country or Muslim leader in the world with the tenacity, resources,
and courage to defend our Muslim brothers and sisters from the tyranny of Israel
and its handlers, and they have finally knocked on the doors of China.
China made a statement in which it stated that the world must act quickly to end
the crisis in Gaza and committed to step up its efforts to play a role in creating a
ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict, as well as its determination to firmly support
justice and fairness. It demanded an immediate ceasefire and the distribution of
relief supplies in the war zone.
Beijing amid its efforts to avert open confrontation with Washington and Israel and
is struggling to maintain its status of a power broker in the region. Unlike the USA,
which is doing all it can to fuel the war against humanity in Gaza, China adopted
exactly the opposite path. It supported the peaceful resolution of conflict and
firmly defended the legitimate rights and interests of Arab and Muslim countries
and firmly stood with the Palestinian people in their efforts to restore their
legitimate national rights and interests.
China was the main motivation when the UN passed its first resolution calling
release of hostages and extended humanitarian corridors to protect civilians. The
peace diplomacy led by China has given it the status of civilised and humane super
power while USA and Israel have been branded as brute force and senseless force
which are bent upon inflicting untold miseries to the helpless civilians of Gaza and
west bank.
With China's emerging status as a responsible state that seeks not to wage war but
to lift people from all around the world out of poverty. China, despite its
overwhelming economic, financial, and military might, does not threaten any
country and instead prefers peaceful resolution of crises. China, which is willingly
and happily sharing the fruits of its prosperity and growth with all countries of the
world without any strings attached while maintaining the dignity, honour, and
respect of recipient countries, possesses all of the ingredients to assure global
leadership and lead the world to shared prosperity and growth. It is playing a
critical role in restoring some semblance of humanity to the Hamas-Israel dispute
and will hopefully continue to play a pacifying role in resolving the issues and
conflict through peaceful ways free of threats, arm twisting, and coercion.
