Israel and China

Why Israel’s future is being decided in the Indo-Pacific - opinion

The question is not whether this arena will affect Israel’s future; it already does. The question is whether global pro-Israel philanthropy will engage it with the seriousness it demands.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands ahead of their talks at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, in 2017
 NETAFIM ARE leaders in drip irrigation systems

Chinese billionaire in talks to buy Israeli irrigation giant Netafim, valued at $1.5 billion

Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Sa'ar attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem December 2, 2025.

Gideon Sa'ar attends Washington conference on breaking mineral dependency in China

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, shakes hands after presenting a medallion to Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, July 18, 2017.

Ingratitude: How Israel supported China and still became Beijing's target - opinion


China passes US as Israel’s largest source of imports in 2021

Last year, Israel imported $10.7 billion in goods from China, compared with $7.7 billion in 2020 and $8.2 Billion from the United States.

 A cargo ship unloads at Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in Zhoushan, in the Zhejiang Province of China, Jan. 19, 2022.

Israel and China celebrate 30 years of ties amid US pressure

Yair Lapid and Chinese VP Wang Qishan signed an agreement for cooperation and dialogue between government ministries for the next three years at the China-Israel joint committee meeting.

The joint Israel-China Innovation Conference, with the participation of PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan, among other in Tel Aviv, October 25, 2018

Iran talks: Will a deal be reached? Doubtful - INSS report

The report shows how Iran has taken an emboldened stance, and that Israel is not properly preparing for the worst.

Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Enrique Mora and Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani wait for the start of a meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Vienna, Austria, December 3, 2021.

Year of the bus: The Chinese brand selling the most buses in Israel

The company now occupies over 25% of the Israeli public transportation market

Public transportation

China’s shift toward Iran can harm Israel, pro-US countries in Middle East - analysis

The way Iran-China relations are shaping up could have major ramifications for Israel and the Middle East.

(L-R) Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his entourage meet with Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, January 23, 2020

Israel agrees to update US about China trade to avoid tension

The Biden administration, like the Trump administration before it, has expressed major security concerns about Chinese investments in Israel in 5G Internet infrastructure and transportation.

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Should Israel act on China’s threat?

Israel would do well not to succumb to the lure of Chinese gold and cool its economic collaboration with China. As the Roman poet Virgil wrote, “Beware of Greeks bearing gifts."

 CONSTRUCTION OF the Allenby underground station of the red line in Tel Aviv. Chinese companies won contracts to construct parts of the Tel Aviv light rail.

American shift to China both opportunity and peril for US mideast allies

Pentagon recommends shifting military resources to the Indo-Pacific region.

 The flags of the United States and China fly from a lamppost in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, US, November 1, 2021.

Israeli snub pushed Chinese firm to sell telecom shares

Multiple sources with knowledge of communications between US and Israeli officials on the matter of Chinese investments said that the US raised the matter of Hutchison’s stake in Partner.

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It’s time to speak out for China’s beleaguered Jews

Located along the southern banks of the Yellow River some 600 km. southwest of Beijing, Kaifeng has been home to Jews since at least the 7th or 8th century CE, and possibly earlier.

 SHANGSHAN GATE, reconstruction of ancient city gate, Qingming River Park, Kaifeng.