Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) accompanies Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) to view an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 20, 2017. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images
As the United States and Israel continue their attacks on what remains of the radical Islamic regime in Iran, there are those in the Trump administration who have been wary of the significant technology relationship that China enjoys with Israel.
Three’s a Crowd
The U.S.–Israel defense relationship is among America’s closest and most strategically important alliances. Built over decades around shared geopolitical interests, democratic values, and robust military cooperation, this partnership has resulted in extensive defense collaboration. Co-development of advanced weapons systems is common between the two nations, as is intelligence sharing on shared threats.