2023-10-18 02:54:53
▲Hua Chunying published an article in bilingual, mentioning the history of Shanghai providing asylum to 20,000 Jewish refugees during World War II. File photo. (Photo/AP/Dazhi Image)
[NOWnews今日新聞] As Israel and the Palestinian militant organization Hamas are at war and the conflict intensifies, Hua Chunying, Director of the Information Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, posted a message in Arabic on the social platform X (formerly Twitter) on the 15th. In the post, he mentioned Shanghai’s history of providing asylum to 20,000 Jewish refugees during World War II, and added that the tragedies of the past should not happen to anyone again. However, some netizens left a bitter message, saying that it was the government of the Republic of China in Taiwan that provided asylum to 20,000 Jewish refugees and had nothing to do with the CCP.
Hua Chunying first said in a tweet that China condemns and opposes all actions that harm civilians and hopes that Palestine and Israel will achieve a ceasefire and ease the situation as soon as possible. All parties should abide by international law, especially international humanitarian law.
Then in a follow-up post, Hua Chunying said that during World War II, the Chinese people provided asylum to 20,000 Jewish refugees in Shanghai and believed that “don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you.” The tragedies of the past should not happen to anyone today. Every life is precious, regardless of creed or race.
However, in response to Hua Chunying’s post, many netizens left comments below, questioning Hua Chunying’s random claim to credit, saying bluntly, “Shameless, what does the Republic of China have to do with you communists? You came to power through a coup, and you are not in the right position.”, ” It was the government of the Republic of China that took in the Jews during World War II.” “It was the Republic of China at that time. What does it have to do with the current People’s Republic of China?” “That was a feat during the war-torn Republic of China. What does it have to do with your CCP?”
Some netizens ridiculed that during World War II, the government of the Republic of China took in nearly 20,000 Jewish refugees in Shanghai. In 2023, the Chinese Communist government repatriated as many as 2,600 North Korean “defectors.”
According to Hong Kong media “Takung.com”, during World War II, Shanghai became one of the few places in the world willing to accept Jewish refugees. He Fengshan, the former Consul General of the Consulate of the Republic of China in Vienna, issued thousands of Shanghai visas to local Jews at that time, allowing them to escape persecution. His actions were commended by national and international organizations such as Israel, the United States, and the United Nations.
In 2015, in order to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War, the Israeli Consulate General in Shanghai produced a public service video “Thank you Shanghai” to express the Israeli people’s gratitude to the Chinese people. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Netanyahu also appeared in the video and said, “We are forever grateful to you and will never forget this history. Thank you!”
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