The internet in China, which is closely monitored, became overwhelmed with antisemitic content after the Hamas massacre.

Aaron Keyak, the State Department's deputy special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, cautioned the U.S. Bar Association last week about the increase in antisemitism in China after the Hamas massacre of Israelis on October 7.

Keyak stated that there has been a rise in the People's Republic of China's state media and online discussions about antisemitic beliefs that Jews control the United States through deep U.S.-Israel ties, as well as control over banks, the media, and that they have influence over government leaders.

"The belief that Jews control the U.S. government and wealth is a false accusation that aims to undermine trust in the United States, its democratic institutions, and democracy worldwide."

The Hamas massacres Oct. 7 and the subsequent war in Gaza have worsened the already existing problem of Chinese antisemitism, which will be welcomed by many who have been monitoring it.

The majority of the hatred directed towards Noa Argamani's parents has been expressed online. According to reports, Chinese "netizens" have openly mocked the parents of the half-Chinese, Israeli-born captive, who was seen in a viral video looking terrified as she was kidnapped by Hamas. Argamani's Chinese-born mother has been subjected to a barrage of profanities after she asked Beijing to help secure her daughter's release.

In China, many internet users frequently compare Israel's actions in Gaza to the Holocaust, with Israel being seen as the Nazis. Despite YouTube being banned in China, the most popular Chinese version of a video site, Bilibili, and other social media platforms operated by ByteDance, including TouTiao and Xigua, are filled with pro-Hitler videos, memes, pro-Nazi content, and antisemitic tropes.

In late 2023, The Times of Israel reported that "Schindler's List," which was previously a hit in China, had been "review-bombed" down from a 9.7 rating to a 4.3 rating. One highly-rated comment from a reviewer in China asked, "Where is the Palestinian Schindler?"

In October, during Israel's conflict with Hamas, Alibaba and Baidu temporarily removed Israel from their map apps.

The likelihood that the removal of Israel from the map "from the river to the sea" was due to a technical error is extremely low. China's internet is the most closely monitored in the world, and most observers believe that this map incident was a playful act meant to bring a moment of happiness to pro-Hamas Chinese internet users.

Professor emeritus Meron Medzini, 91, has witnessed the birth of Israel and the rise of China, having visited the latter a dozen times.

Medzini stated to Planet Chronicle Digital that the recent antisemitic publications and expressions in China should be viewed as an expression of anti-Americanism. The belief is that Jews have significant influence on American politics, media, academia, banking, and finance, and, as a result, control America. It is easier to attack Jews than America.

The author of books on the history of Taiwan-Israel relations and Japan and the Jews during the Holocaust era is Medzini.

Ross Darrell Feingold, the founding chairman of the Chabad Taipei Jewish Center in Taiwan and an analyst of Chinese foreign policy, stated that although the CCP has not directly promoted antisemitic hate speech, it has not mandated platform operators to take action against it.

Feingold stated that the antisemitic comments directed at him on his Chinese social media account are astonishing, including stereotypes such as Jews controlling global wealth and U.S. foreign policy, as well as more extreme comments such as references to Jews being turned into soap.

The official Chinese news media have been authorized to broadcast antisemitic narratives, as evidenced by a recent program on "uncovering the Israel elements of U.S. elections in history," in which PRC state media (China's central television) claimed that "Jews who represent 3% of the U.S. population control 70% of its wealth."

Despite the old cliches, Su Lin's hate for Hamas goes beyond the surface. As the Gaza war dragged on into 2023, the senior research fellow at China's most prestigious "private" think tank, the Center for China and Globalization (CCG), publicly stated that Hamas was too forgiving towards Israel.

Feingold states that the CCP would not tolerate similar vitriol on social media directed at China's Muslims, such as Uyghurs or the Hui ethnic group, in order to maintain tight control and prevent internal ethnic strife.

The Jewish people and Israel had a sincere friendship with China at one time.

"Sun Yat-sen, the father of modern China, supported Zionism and the return of Jews to Israel. Despite Japan being an ally of Nazi Germany during WWII, Jews in Japanese-occupied China were not persecuted, and 30,000 Jews survived the war. Nationalist China was the first Asian nation to recognize Israel in March 1949, while Israel was among the first ten non-Communist nations to recognize the People's Republic of China in January 1950."

Feingold had previously published a commentary urging the Biden-Harris administration to send the U.S. antisemitism ambassador to China. However, he expressed his doubts to Planet Chronicle Digital, stating that while there have been a few references to tackling antisemitism in China in public remarks, he is not optimistic that the administration's China engagement efforts will truly address this issue.

In Chinese, the German embassy posted a comment on Weibo, expressing concern about the growing trend.

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Despite stern comments from the German embassy, the large amount of antisemitic content on Chinese social media platforms remains unchanged. Given the tight control of China's internet, critics question why the platform operators or the Chinese government have not taken action.