As a well-known Egyptian expert on Chinese politics and the policies of the ruling Communist Party in China, I closely followed the events that took place on the sidelines of the Xiangshan Forum for Security and Defense Dialogue in Beijing on September 18, 2026. The remarks came as “Yan Xiutong,” dean of the Chinese university, reprimanded the Israeli military attaché to China, “Elad Shoshan,” accusing him of “Israel killing more than 70,000 unarmed civilians in the Gaza Strip.” The video clip, which was widely circulated globally and in Israeli and international media, showed a heated exchange between the dean of the Chinese university and the Israeli military attaché in Beijing on the sidelines of the Xiangshan Forum for Security and Defense Dialogue in Beijing. During the video, Chinese professor Yan Xiutong harshly criticized the Israeli military attaché Elad Shoshan, accusing Israel of causing the deaths of more than 70,000 civilians in the Gaza Strip. Yan Xiutong also addressed Israeli officer Elad Shoshan, saying, “Go to the United Nations and agree to a two-state solution to establish the State of Palestine. If you don’t reach an agreement with the Palestinians, you will never defeat terrorism.” He added, “Shooting women and children strips Israel of any legitimacy on the international stage.” When Israeli military attaché Elad Shoshan responded by saying that “Israel is trying to avoid harming civilians,” Xiutong replied, “No one believes Israeli propaganda, except for a few Israelis.” The dean of the Chinese university likened the situation to bank robbers using hostages as human shields, asking, “Would you shoot customers and employees to free the hostages? Of course not.” The Israeli officer appeared embarrassed and helpless in the face of the Chinese professor’s arguments.