This is what the Israeli Institute for the Study of National Security, INSS, writes on X.

It was after the embassy shared a post about a Chinese-Israeli student kidnapped by Hamas in connection with the Oct. 7 attack that the comments poured in.

Despite a policy that prohibits "harmful content," the comments on Chinese social media Weibo remained weeks after they were published, according to The Guardian.

Allowed through by Chinese censorship

The contempt for Israelis and Jews in the posts is not representative of the Chinese population at large, according to SVT's China correspondent Tilde Lewin.

"On the other hand, it shows the kind of views that some Chinese people have and that the Chinese censorship also allows," she says.

Wants to see a two-state solution

China has historically been pro-Palestinian and wanted to see a two-state solution in the region. The policy of a two-state solution remains unchanged to this day, but at the same time the relationship with Israel has evolved.

Tourism, research and business are some of the areas where the countries have come closer to each other.

Refusing to condemn Hamas

China has not condemned Hamas's attack on October 7, nor labeled it a terrorist organization, as the European Union, the United States and Egypt have done.

Some argue that it fuels anti-Semitism in the comment sections.

"The Chinese government's message is clear: That anti-Semitic comments will be tolerated," Carice Witte, CEO of the Israeli think tank Signal Group, told the New York Times.