[62][63], In November 2021, Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Chinese leader, CCP general secretary Xi Jinping held the first-ever phone call between heads of state of Israel and China. by Lindsay Maizland This representation of RAND intellectual property is provided for noncommercial use only. While the exact cause of his death is unknown, it is believed he died of natural causes. The Times of Israel is committed to Israel as a Jewish and democratic state, and independent journalism provides an essential protection for democratic equality. [98][99] Israel has recognized China's potential as a strategic economic partner partially due to China's reputation as a fast growing economy that is projected to the largest economy in the world, making it a colossal opportunity for Israeli companies to do business in the Chinese market and create an array of business interests. In February this year, Israel had uncovered a nexus . First, the United States and Israel should establish a high-level working group to coordinate U.S. and Israeli policy on technology and China. The security risks of Chinese investment and construction could affect the Israel-U.S. relationship. [27], Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited China in May 2013 and five agreements were signed during his visit. Since the 2010s, China and Israel enhanced bilateral economic ties with China connecting both Chinese and Israeli businessmen and investors to invest in each other's economies respectively. Israel then sought to benefit from the situation and became China's backdoor to western technology. President Joe Bidens recent visit to the Middle East focused on the matters most important to his hosts in Israel and the Arabian Gulf: security guarantees against Iranian threats and the rehabilitation of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. [17] Shared commonalities and similarities between the cultures and values of the two nations, ancient roots as well as convergence of interests have driven the two countries closer with respect to scientific, economic, diplomatic and cultural ties. Despite China being a great market for Israeli technology and products and Israel-China relations having been rather cordial . The largest threat to Israel is from Chinas technological espionage program. [15][90][91] Throughout Israel's early economic history, many Israeli startup companies were acquired by major U.S. and Western European corporations. Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology is a joint cooperative higher education institution established by China and Israel. [135], On November 29, 2012, China voted in favor of UN General Assembly Resolution 67/19 Palestine to non-member observer state status in the United Nations. Since then, the Trump and Biden administrations have pressured Israeli governments to reduce the transfer of technology to China, fearing that it would help strengthen the Chinese military and economy at the expense of the United States. [124] On June 8, 2015, China demanded Israel to refrain from utilizing Chinese migrant construction workers in Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Israel seeks to expand its diplomatic, economic, and strategic ties with the world's fastest-growing major economy and diversify its export markets and investments. By registering you agree to the terms and conditions. Israels willingness to walk away fromarms deals with the Chinese at the United States request is unsurprising given the countries strong military and political relationship. Registering also lets you comment on articles and helps us improve your experience. A key tool utilized by China to steal military and industrial secrets is through traditional human intelligence operations that seek to recruit foreign citizens to spy on their countries. China and Israel's cooperation in technological innovation is highly complementary, said Zhao Dongliang, director of the Changzhou Israel Innovation Park, the first experimental zone for innovation cooperation established by the two governments. 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Israel has earned a reputation in recent years as a tech powerhouse. This not only forced Israel to sever its defense relations with China but also made US-Israel relations a principal factor in the Sino-Israeli connection and imposed tight constraints on Israel's technology transfers to China generally. Israel-China medical fund to raise $300m for joint drug development ventures The primary concern regarding investment relates to Chinese ownership of companies that might possess sensitive technology or data; concerns over construction are focused on the use of infrastructure projects to further Chinese foreign policy goals. Sergio Restelli is an Italian political advisor, author and geopolitical expert. 1. Although the headlines were focused elsewhere, the presidents Israel-Saudi trip included statements, agreements, and newly announced inter-agency dialogues that imply deep implications for China policy. One expert commentator, noting that bilateral trade grew from $50 million in 1992 to some $15 billion or more in 2021, added that "a closer look . However now as Prime Minister, Bennet finds himself in a pickle. This venture has proven a success for the Chinese and a failure for the Israeli media, which uncritically swallow the messages sent out by CRI's Hebrew team. Catherine Leung discusses opportunities for collaboration between China and Israel's tech industry. [4][5][6] Israel maintains an embassy in Beijing and is planning to open a new consulate in Chengdu, its third in Mainland China. On the eve of then-Prime Minister Naftali Bennetts first meeting with President Biden, his office announced that Israel was taking American concerns about China seriously and regarded it as a matter of national security. [133] On April 28, 2011, after the rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas formed a national unity government, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said that China welcomed the internal reconciliation. But every crisis is an opportunity. Chinese economic cooperation with Israel has saw substantial Chinese investment of more than US$15 billion in the Israeli economy, spawning seed capital in Israeli startup companies, as well as the acquisition of Israeli companies by major Chinese corporations that incorporate Israel's know how to help the invigorate the development of the modern Chinese economy more efficiently. On July 15, the White Houseannouncedthe outcome of meetings with the Saudi king and his son, which included agreements in many areas, including removal of the observers from Tiran Island (with Israels consent), the opening of Saudi skies to commercial flights (including Israeli flights), and a ceasefire in Yemen. [103] In September 2011, the Israeli Minister of Transport, Israel Katz, stated that China and Israel were discussing the construction of a high-speed rail link joining the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea. A growing number of governments in North America are restricting the use of the social media app, citing its ties to China. The official steps that led to the recent statement have not yet been made public, but the outlines of this new approach to US-Israel relations in the era of Great Power competition were already published in March 2022 in ajoint documentby three research institutes following a year of work: the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), from both sides of Washingtons political spectrum, and Israels Institute for National Security Studies (INSS). As of 2018, the United States still significantly leads China in terms of high-tech capitalinvestment, with the United States accounting for 35 percent and China for 3 percent of investments. The Nationalist government of the ROC had been historically sympathetic to the Zionist cause, while Sun Yat-sen affirmed his support for the creation of a Jewish state. [89][90] China has also expressed desire for Israel's advanced technologies, particularly in fields related to agriculture, telecommunications, and defense. As China rolls out technology infrastructure like 5G bay stations, Washington is worried that Beijing will accrue leverage and access . Danit Gal is a consultant and researcher focusing on technology ethics, governance, safety, security, and strategy. The dialogue will be in an inter-agency format, with annual meetings held alternately in the two countries, the first of which is scheduled to take place in Israel this fall. . [72] On 25 May 2011, the Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy, Admiral Wu Shengli, made an official visit to Israel, meeting with Barak and Rear Admiral Eliezer Marom. With the formation of the West Asian quad and Israeli attempts at convincing the Biden White House to back down on a potential Iranian agreement, Israel-like the UAE may need to finally choose sides. They both supplied weapons to the Afghan mujahideen (Israel sending captured PLO weapons via the United States and Pakistan), and military cooperation between the two began in order to assist the Islamic resistance against the Soviets. [111] Baidu, China's largest search engine, has put US$3 million into Pixellot, an Israeli video capture start-up and provided funds to Carmel Ventures, an Israeli venture capital firm as well as lead a $5 million investment round in the Israeli music education firm Tonara. RAND is nonprofit, nonpartisan, and committed to the public interest. "[128][129] The case was later settled in which Israel won the lawsuit in July 2014. Shira Efron is director of research at Israel Policy Forum and head of the Climate Change and National Security Program at INSS. The dialogue on technology cooperation announced by Jerusalem and Washington, which is related directly to the Great Power competition, signals a new stage in partnership between the countries: Israel alongside the United States, even if not against China. Further, US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid have introduced a new channel for "high-level dialogue" on the relationship between new technologies and security interests. [21] Until the 1980s, China refused to grant visas to Israelis unless they held dual citizenship and carried a passport of a country other than Israel. Since the two started FTA talks in 2016, the value of trade has grown from $10.96bn to $18.16bn in 2021. [70] Some estimate that Israel sold arms worth US$4 billion to China in this period. 3. Tel: 202-452-0650 [110] In addition, leading Chinese technology firms such as Huawei, Legend and Xiaomi have set up R&D centers in Israel. [119] On October 2, 2017, the Chinese-owned Israeli-based mobile gaming development company Playtika Ltd. agreed to acquire Israel's Jelly Button Games Ltd. looking to expand its offerings into the casual-game space for an undisclosed sum. Annual Lecture on China. [60] Following the event, however, such services were discontinued and the site is now only available during the High Holy Days. China's relations with Israel in particular had to be based on a highly pragmatic and non-political stance, as both countries had other factors to consider. Since the 1980s, Israel has had robust technological cooperation and trade with the U.S. while often, in deference to U.S. security concerns, limiting the sale of some technologies to China. Roughly 15 hours later . For this, the CPC reportedly set up talent programs to attract overseas experts to work in China., A study by the U.S. Senate in 2019 revealed that the CCP had funded over 200 such programs, which recruited over 7,000 experts in total. [23], Zev Sufott, who had served in the liaison office of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Beijing beginning in 1991, was appointed as Israel's first Ambassador to China upon the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1992. According to the U.S. National Security Agency, China repeatedly breached the computer networks of the American government and private defense companies to steal data about design and radar modules for the F35 and incorporated it into its stealth fighter aircraft, the J20. Brig. Unauthorized posting of this publication online is prohibited; linking directly to this product page is encouraged. [14], China's status as a potential world power has prompted Israel to maintain close ties with the country and integrate China's global influence with Israel's economic management. Spread the word. In 2020 his first fiction "Napoli sta bene" was published. The technological partnership between the United States and Israel, therefore, is aimed not merely at encouraging the flow of technology from Silicon Wadi to Silicon Valley, i.e., between Israel and the United States, but also at limiting Chinas access to Israels technology and innovation, with an emphasis on cutting-edge technologies. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. Furthermore, Israeli officials are concerned about the numerous Chinese cyberattacks on Israeli companies and government networks. The former is a belated American response to Chinas strategic Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for infrastructure, which was launched in 2013. Chinese Jews have been a major impetus in maintaining the strong nexus between the Chinese and Jewish civilizations. by Lindsay Maizland [80][12][81][82] The economic synergy has served the two respective countries greatly where Israel's global technological prowess combined with China's global economic influence, industrial manufacturing capabilities, and marketing expertise made cooperation between the two nations inevitable. [35] Israel's open, innovative and risk-taking approach to high-technology as well as Israel's reputation high-tech superpower has been appealing to the typical Chinese entrepreneur, as the concept of risk taking is not deeply rooted in China's culture with its approach to failure. According to the read-out from the Israeli President's Office, Herzog and Xi discussed opportunities to enhance Israeli-Chinese bilateral ties ahead of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, in honor of which Herzog and Xi invited each other to visit their respective countries. [11] Convergence of interests has made them natural partners. For two decades since September 11, 2001, cooperation between Israel and the United States was defined by the global war on terror. Assaf Orion Shira Efron. [120] In 2017, China became Israel's fastest growing source of tourists as 2017 was the first year when the number of Chinese tourists surpassed 100,000. [137][138][136], On July 23, 2014, China was among the 29 nations who voted in favor of the investigation by the United Nations Human Rights Council of war crimes committed by Israel during Operation Protective Edge, with the United States being the only nation in dissent. Washingtons pressure on Israel focused on halting Chinas involvement in Israeli infrastructure, blocking Chinese-made infrastructure in 5G communications in Israel (which was not on the agenda in any case), investment screening, and hindering technology transfers. Is There a Match for Tech Between China and Israel? The secret, circuitous journey began late one night in February 1979 when an unmarked Boeing 707 took off from Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. All RAND reports undergo rigorous peer review to ensure high standards for research quality and objectivity. China is also a staunch ally and investor in Iran, which continues to threaten Israels very existence. WASHINGTON . In a recent landmark judgment, a court in the United States found a Chinese intelligence official, Yanjun Xu, guilty of stealing secret jet engine technology from General Electric aviation. As early as 2017, the USNational Security Strategypointed to China as its top priority, innovation as a pillar of national security, and the key technologies for the future as an essential front in the Great Power competition. Herepeatedthis message at a summit with leaders from the Gulf and Arab countries on July 16. According to analysis from the Jamestown Foundation, China's policy on Israel and Palestine is based on soft power diplomacy, and maintain a balancing act between its Israeli and Arab world ties. Danit Gal is a consultant and researcher focusing on technology ethics, governance, safety, security, and strategy. Dec. 28, 1994 12 AM PT. Expertise in fitting western equipment in Soviet made hardware helped in modernization of Chinese army and air force, this way Chinese defense modernization complemented Israel's need of cash to fund its domestic made high-tech weapons programs. [65] China is a vital market for Israel's aerospace and defense industry. In response to these persistent attempts at stealing hard-earned U.S. intellectual capital from the American experts, the FBI launched the China Initiative program in November 2018, which scrutinized suspected cases of Americans engaged in such espionage activity. The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. Surging Chinese Commercial Technology Trade. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2020. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR3176.html. Playtika was a pioneer in the free-to-play games on social networks and mobile platforms and is the creator of popular titles, such as Slotomania, House of Fun and Bingo Blitz, which consistently ranked among the top-grossing games on Apple's App Store, Google Play and Facebook. The Israeli consul Jackie Eldan noted that the gesture was a "special effort", as the synagogue is now located within the compound for the city's education ministry, and that it was "truly highly appreciated by Israel. [28], During the 2014 IsraelGaza conflict, it was reported that Israel was winning the public opinion battle in China with most Chinese social media users siding with Israel. Advertisement. [134] During the November 2012 Operation Pillar of Defense in the Gaza Strip, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China urged all sides to display restraint. They reached several high-level agreements, including a $1 billion Israeli-Russian sale of military aircraft to China. The initial recommendations made in the joint document, parts of which were included in the statement, included clarifying and aligning differing strategic perspectives between the two sides on China; developing a joint working group for coordinating technological policy and strategy; increasing involvement by the private sector, academia, the legislatures, and enforcement agencies; launching track 1.5 and 2.0 dialogues; and improving regulation and oversight of new dual-use technologies and investments. 2023 The Times of Israel , All Rights Reserved. [80] In January 2015, a number of Chinese information technology companies began to make investments in Israel, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba invested an undisclosed sum in Visualead, an Israeli company specialising in QR code technology. China-Israel, China-Middle East, technology transfer, export control, defense industry TECHNOLOGICAL TIES BETWEEN ISRAEL AND CHINA HAVE BEEN A CENTRAL and constant element since the start of their relationship in the late 1970s, as Israel expected that in addition to economic benefits they would also serve its political and strategic interests. As Yellinek has established, "Starting in the early 2000s, ties between the two countries began to blossom, mostly . Israeli technology, global . the chief American concern is with Chinese investments in the fields of technology that are considered . Permission is required from RAND to reproduce, or reuse in another form, any of its research documents for commercial purposes. In November 2008, then China Ambassador to the United States Yesui Zhang stated that the "continued construction of settlements on the West Bank is not only in violation of Israel's obligations under international law, but is also detrimental to guaranteeing Israel's own security." [92] Major Chinese firms such as Fosun, ChemChina, Brightfood, Horizons Ventures and China Everbright have invested significant amounts of financial capital and resources across numerous Israeli industries. Renewing America, Backgrounder China Steals Israeli Technology. Israeli technology companies are heading to China, too. An official at the Israel Export Institute told Reuters that new data showed semiconductor exports to China jumped 80 percent last year to $2.6 billion. INSS Insight No. The strategic Great Power competition shifted the front line to the technological sphere, and accordingly, the cooperation between Washington and Jerusalem requires adaptation. Second, China might transfer the technology or other information to Israel's enemies in Iran or elsewhere. There are more than 1,000 Israeli firms operating in China as of 2010. The Israeli office was formally known as the Liaison Office of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. [84], In March 2015, Israel joined China's newly constituted Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), becoming a founding member of the institution postulating that Israel may become a major economic ally of China. RAND's publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors. [83] Other critics argue that growing Chinese involvement will endanger Israeli security and lead to theft of Israeli technology to be utilized in Chinese espionage further arguing that Israel should balance its burgeoning relations with China with maintaining a balance of relations with the United States at the same time. In December last year, TIME magazine called InSightec's FDA-approved MR Guided Focused Ultrasound one of the best 50 inventions of the year.. Early in 2022, the Israeli government informed the US administration that going forth, it will clear all major business deals with China first with Washington. Is Iran Ready to Build a Nuclear Bomb or Not? The 13-year-old Haifa company has developed a futuristic technology called ExAblate, a non-invasive, magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery system that thermally ablates, or destroys, tumors inside the body. [97] In addition, some Israeli start-ups are also positioning themselves exclusively in the Chinese market. According to Eliran Elimelech, Israel's commercial attach in Beijing, the agreement was expected to deepen ties between Israeli and Chinese businessmen in the short term, and in the medium to long term to improve trade conditions between the countries. This joint project would permit the mass overland transport of Chinese goods to Israel and Eastern Europe, and would involve both Chinese and Israeli railway developers. The operation of infrastructure projects affords China unique surveillance opportunities and possibly economic and political levers of influence. [59], As part of the 2010 World Expo, the Shanghai Municipal Government began to allow the city's Jewish community to use the historic Ohel Rachel Synagogue for regular Shabbat services. China's investments in the technology sector in Israel are relatively diverse. [7] China is Israel's third largest trading partner globally and largest trading partner in East Asia. A large part of the money came from the profits he made from the IPO of Waze, an Israeli GPS-based map software company, in which he held an 11 percent stake that eventually acquired by Google. Since 1979, Israel has sold China billions of dollars in military equipment and technology, mostly key components and technology prototypes. Incorrect password. China Paradigm interviewed Rami Blachman, the founder of China Israel Innovation Accelerator and business advisor at AgriNation Venture Capital, to have a comprehensive knowledge of Israeli technology companies in China, to best identify the emerging markets in China, and to look into the market strategies in various Chinese cities.. Rami Blachman, bringing Israeli technology companies in China Apply Today. The company operates worldwide and has subsidiaries in Germany and Mainland China. [34][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][40][50][15] On a geopolitical scale, China has sought to maintain close relations with the Jewish state as Israel's regional importance, stability and influence in an otherwise volatile region has been an important asset for the expansion of China's influence in the Middle East and the entire world. [119] The company was founded by Dr. Ilan Cohen in 1987, develops automation solutions focused on motion control for a diverse range of industries including robotics, printing, textiles, medical equipment, renewable energy, CNC and machine tools, food and beverages, and electronics. Third, is the moral (and public relations) risk that Israel will become implicated in the domestic oppression of people accused of opposing the CCP. The hub is now home to around 100 companies and institutes from China and Israel in industries like smart manufacturing and healthcare. The report continued: "As China's BRI (Belt and Road Initiative) moves westward, its most important construction projects in Israel are the railway between Eilat and Ashdod, a private port at . Israel firms are an attractive espionage target as theircutting-edge technologiesareused by many major powers. which China has sought Israel to invest in as an alternative. 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