Absolutely extraordinary exchange between Israel and China 👇 I've never seen such a heated exchange come out of top-level forum in China (this is from the 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum that started yesterday), this normally never happens.
— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) September 18, 2025
The guy speaking is Yan Xuetong, the… pic.twitter.com/O7w3C46H6X
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