China Smells Opportunity in the Middle East’s Crisis – Foreign Policy

China Smells Opportunity in the Middle East’s Crisis – Foreign Policy



...In Israel, China has invested in ports and railways, and it has become a growing player in the Israeli high-tech sector. At a time when the United States and its allies in Europe, Australia, and Japan increasingly regard Chinese investment as a threat to their long-term innovation edge, Israel, without taking appropriate precautions, could become a backdoor for China to obtain the technology it needs to realize its ambitions to dominate the critical industries of the 21st century.



...For example, Beijing has given the Bashar al-Assad regime and its patron in Moscow diplomatic backingas well as consistent support in the Chinese media. Beijing has also hosted Israelis and Palestinians for a Peace Symposium. ...