Israel and China

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

What has Israel done to deserve growing Chinese hostility, given what Israel has contributed to promote Chinese interests?

 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.
A Taiwan Coast Guard ship patrols near Dadan Island as China's Xiamen is visible in the background, on Dadan Island, in Kinmen, Taiwan, October 18, 2025.

China launches war games around Taiwan as island vows to defend democracy

 Flags of China and U.S. are displayed on a printed circuit board with semiconductor chips, in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023.

Israel has chosen the US over China, now it must act accordingly - opinion

A US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) and Egyptian Navy frigate ENS Alexandria (F911) conduct manoeuvring-operation exercises during a 60 nations International Maritime Exercise.

US forces seize Chinese cargo ship delivering military equipment to Iran - WSJ


Is Netanyahu endangering US-Israel ties by visiting China? - opinion

While it is important to directly talk with Beijing, Jerusalem must remain as transparent as possible with Washington about those conversations.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands ahead of their talks at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, in 2017

Netanyahu's Beijing trip highlights importance of Israel-China ties

The US has periodically voiced concern over Israel’s warming relations with China. Still, Israel maintains good relations with Beijing, especially when it comes to trade.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses his cabinet on July 2, 2023.

Where is Israel left in the Middle East's US-China balancing out? - opinion

The best way for America to confront the Chinese in the region is to remain engaged and present and convince the region’s nations that America is not a paper tiger.

 Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, June 19.

Proceed cautiously in relations with China - editorial

As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to visit China, Israel's Western allies advise to proceed with caution.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of talks in Beijing, in 2017.

Netanyahu to visit China, gave Biden advance notice of trip

Washington has criticized Jerusalem’s relationship with Beijing in recent years.

  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with The Jerusalem Post.

Is China's new Middle East footprint good for Israel? - opinion

Over the decades, Israel has consistently prioritized its alliance with the US over ties with China. If Beijing wants to challenge this, it could promote normalization with the Muslim world.

 THEN-PRIME MINISTER Yitzhak Rabin reviews an honor guard during his state visit to China in 1993, as then-Chinese prime minister Li Peng walks alongside him.

America must be mindful of China's role in Middle East affairs - opinion

Saudi Arabia is neither ready nor able to give up the American defensive shield, and it believes that Israel, as America’s ally, has a role in securing this.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, last July: Saudi Arabia is not able to give up the American defensive shield, and believes Israel has a role in securing this.

China’s Middle East policies could harm Israel’s interest - opinion

Whether America wants to leave the Middle East, as many suspect, or whether it wants to stay, this would not be in America’s own national interest.

 CHINA’S TOP diplomat, Wang Yi, flanked by senior security officials of Iran and Saudi Arabia, announces that the two countries have agreed to restore diplomatic relations, in Beijing, earlier this month.

Three years after pandemic, key questions grow

US-China tensions in the background as Congress and media push for answers

 MEDICAL WORKERS in protective suits work inside a makeshift nucleic acid testing laboratory amid the coronavirus disease outbreak in Beijing, last year.

China and Israel – a waning relationship - opinion

While seeking to foster bilateral China-Israel investment, Netanyahu was at the same time candid with the Chinese about his firm commitment to the US.

 SALIH HUDAYAR, prime minister of the East Turkistan Government-in-Exile, speaks during a rally in Washington, in November. Israeli sentiment has shifted for a number of reasons, not least because of the public’s awareness of repression in China, says the writer.