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September 23, 2019

How Israel Can Turn Itself from a Liability to an Asset in the Global Competition with China

The U.S. stands to benefit from the Jewish state’s technology.

As Arthur Herman warned last year, Jerusalem’s growing economic and technological cooperation with Beijing could prove to be a thorn in the side of its crucial friendship with Washington. Since then, both Israel and the U.S. have become more aware of the dangers that might come, for instance, from allowing Chinese firms to manage the port at Haifa, build an Israeli light-rail system, or provide 5G wireless service. John Hannah argues that, if both countries make the correct readjustments, the Jewish state can become one of America’s most helpful allies in containing China:

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