Trump Warns Netanyahu About Growing China-Israel Ties, Israeli Media Says

Trump Warns Netanyahu About Growing China-Israel Ties, Israeli Media Says
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) shake hands in the Oval Office of the White House on March 25, 2019. Michael Reynolds - Pool/Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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Concerns about Israel’s growing ties to China are coming from the highest levels of the U.S. government.

During their meeting in Washington in late March, U.S. President Donald Trump warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the U.S.–Israeli security relationship could suffer if Israel doesn’t curb its bilateral ties with Beijing, according to an April 14 report by Israeli broadcaster Channel 13, citing several unnamed senior Israeli officials involved in the meeting.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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