On July 24, 2025, The Jerusalem Post published an article titled: \u201cTaiwan stood with Israel now it\u2019s our turn\u201d: more than 70 Israeli lawmakers declared their support for Taiwan[1]<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n The report, written at the initiative of Boaz Toporovsky (a senior member of Yesh Atid and head of the Israel\u2013Taiwan parliamentary friendship group) and Tad Ohal (a member of the Religious Zionist party), states that 72 members of the Knesset signed a statement condemning Taiwan\u2019s exclusion from international bodies and calling for its participation in organizations such as the WHO and ICAO. This move was presented as a gesture of appreciation for Taiwan\u2019s support for the Zionist regime, especially following the Operation Al-Aqsa Storm. Taiwan\u2019s representative described the support as historic and a symbol of solidarity among democracies.<\/p>\n This comes at a time when Taiwan sits at the core of China\u2019s interests, and the Zionist regime is increasingly moving away from China, particularly after October 7, 2023.<\/p>\n China had, for some time, sought to improve its image in Israel. Beijing\u2019s latest step in that direction was a press conference held by its ambassador to the Occupied Territories after the 12-day war, concerning China\u2019s role in the 12-day war and issues such as the security of Chinese electric vehicles (from the perspective of sensitive data being transmitted to Beijing via those vehicles)[2]<\/span><\/a>. At that meeting the Chinese ambassador rejected all accusations that China had sent weapons to Iran or engaged in defensive cooperation with the Islamic Republic, and he called the allegations against Chinese electric vehicles lies. However, after that statement the spokesperson of China\u2019s embassy in the regime, in an interview with the press on the same date, reacted to the statement and answered reporters with a hard-hitting speech in which he said, in part: “We cannot help but ask: What kind of influence have these individual Israeli legislators been under? What hidden motives do they have? The Yesh Atid party Boaz Toporovsky \u00a0and the Religious Zionism party leader Ohad Tal, who took the lead in drafting this statement, respectively visited Taiwan this year, meeting with the so-called \u201cVice President\u201d and \u201cForeign Minister\u201d of Taiwan. After returning, they began openly referring to Taiwan as a \u201ccountry\u201d on social media in their sycophantic exchanges with their Taiwanese counterparts. In their official statement, they claim that Israel adheres to the One-China policy, but in reality, but their actions contradict this policy\u2014this is sheer self-deception. What exactly are they trying to hide from the Israeli public? And what lies did they use to deceive other legislators into co-signing this statement?”<\/span>[3]<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Of course, this is not the first time Knesset members have visited Taiwan. The first occasion was in 2006, when five Knesset members traveled to Taiwan, and at that time the then-Chinese ambassador also reacted strongly to the visit. But many things between China and the Zionist regime have changed since then.[4]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n One of the most important factors shaping the chill between China and the Zionist regime was Operation Al-Aqsa Storm. At that time Beijing refrained from condemning Palestinian resistance and again reiterated the issue of establishing a Palestinian state. China\u2019s diplomatic support for Iran in international forums has also fueled Tel Aviv\u2019s dissatisfaction with Beijing. for example, after Iran\u2019s attack on Israel in response to Israel\u2019s strike on the Islamic Republic\u2019s consulate in Damascus on April 14, 2024, China\u2019s ambassador to the United Nations justified that attack and stated that Iran\u2019s military action was a response to Israeli aggression.<\/p>\n The closure of the Israel branch of China\u2019s University of International Business and Economics in the city of Petah Tikva after four years of operation, reportedly due to the Chinese government\u2019s positions against Israel during the Gaza war and the institution\u2019s unwillingness to continue operating in Israel, together with the sharp decline in China\u2019s popularity in Israel (which the Institute for National Security Studies, INSS, says fell from 66% in 2019 to 16% in 2024) illustrate the poor state of relations between China and the Zionist regime[5]<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n There are also multiple reports indicating a decrease in Chinese investment in Israel due to U.S. pressure. The Economist, in a 2021 report, quoted an Israeli official saying that the Americans made it clear to Israel that they would not accept any Chinese involvement in critical infrastructure[6]<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n Naturally, China will also lose interest in economic partnership with Israel, because the issues raised suggest that Israel cannot be relied upon as a trustworthy partner and a positive future is hard to envision, when Israel is so heavily influenced by U.S. policy, China\u2019s interests will not be secured.<\/p>\n It seems the rift between China and Israel, which had already grown before Operation Al-Aqsa Storm due to U.S. pressure and restrictions on Israel\u2019s exports of sensitive technologies to China is no longer easily resolvable. Some analysts argue that China\u2019s response to this move which, arguably, was delayed because the two aforementioned representatives\u2019 trip to Taiwan occurred in April could take multiple forms and pursue different objectives; for example, it could be used to justify increased cooperation with Iran in various fields.<\/p>\n At the same time, Israel\u2019s growing closeness to India and the regime\u2019s support for the IMEC initiative, a rival to China\u2019s Belt and Road Initiative that links India to Europe via the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and ultimately Israel, indicate that the gap between China and the Zionist regime has widened further.<\/p>\n Given these developments, the idea that China might exclude Israel from its strategic frameworks is no longer far-fetched.<\/p>\n Recent developments in China\u2013Israel relations should not be dismissed as merely a string of temporary disputes or emotional diplomatic reactions; what is unfolding is a redefinition of each side\u2019s place in the other\u2019s calculations. China is gradually moving beyond the traditional view of Israel as simply an economic and technological partner, and is increasingly assessing it within the framework of geopolitical competition with the West, particularly the United States. Conversely, Israel no longer regards China as a long-term investor or a neutral mediator in regional conflicts; instead it places China alongside its strategic adversaries, from Iran to the Palestinian issue.<\/p>\n Behind these shifts lies a much deeper transformation: China\u2013Israel relations have entered a stage of strategic divergence. This divergence, together with Israel\u2019s growing closeness to India, its alignment with initiatives such as IMEC (which directly competes with China\u2019s Belt and Road Initiative), and its adherence to Washington\u2019s demands to curb Chinese influence in technology and infrastructure, clearly indicate that the \u201cgolden days\u201d of the Beijing\u2013Tel Aviv relationship are over.<\/p>\n Accordingly, the answer to the question \u201cAre fundamental changes on the way?\u201d is clearer than ever: fundamental changes are not only on the way, they have already begun; it\u2019s just that the sound of this rupture may not yet be audible above the clamor of global competition.<\/p>\n [1]<\/span><\/a>Jerusalem Post reports that 70 Knesset members support Taiwan<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-862102<\/a><\/p>\n [2]<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Report by the Israeli website\u00a0JNS\u00a0from the press conference of the Chinese ambassador to Israel<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.jns.org\/a-lie-repeated-1000-times-is-still-a-lie-chinas-israel-envoy-hits-back\u00a0\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [3]<\/span><\/a> Report from the Chinese Embassy in the regime regarding this press conference<\/p>\n https:\/\/thechinaacademy.org\/china-warns-israel-of-serious-consequences-over-taiwan-related-actions\u00a0\/<\/a><\/p>\n [4]<\/span><\/a> Archive of the Israeli\u00a0Ynet\u00a0website in 2006 and news about the trip of 5 Knesset representatives to Taiwan<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/articles\/0,7340,L-3303226,00.html<\/a><\/p>\n [5]<\/span><\/a> INSS\u00a0report\u00a0on China’s popularity in the Zionist regime<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.inss.org.il\/publication\/china-rhetoric\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [6]<\/span><\/a> The Economist magazine report on trade between China and the Zionist regime<\/p>\nChina’s reaction<\/h1>\n
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