Israel, China in Talks to Become Major Financial Allies

Arutz Sheva ^ | July 7, 2015 | Ari yashar

[lbryce]

Israel has been rapidly expanding ties with leading Asian nations even as threats of boycotts continue to emanate from Europe, and a major breakthrough regarding Israel's presence in Asia appears to be imminent as the state moves towards a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China.

Chinese media began discussing the prospect of a FTA with Israel last December, and on Monday Economics Minister Aryeh Deri (Shas) met in Jerusalem with Chinese Ambassador to Israel Zhan Yongxin for the first time to discuss establishing a free trade zone.

In the meeting Deri expressed Israel's strong desire to establish a free trade zone with the superpower China, holder of the world's second largest GDP (Gross Domestic Product).

For his part Zhan said China is committed to holding negotiations on such an agreement, after Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang in March announced his intention to do so in a report to the National People's Congress.

[lbryce]

Shhh. Right now if you face Washington, DC and listen quietly you can hear dishes, glasses and all sorts of China (yeah, China) being thrown out the window and into the Rose Garden, someone in perfect unaccented English yelling, "EFF THAT MF NETANYAHU!

[kjam22]

LOL probably.

[kjam22]

If China’s economy goes into full tailspin..... who knows Israel might buy all of our debt from them.

[lbryce]

Rather amazing how one man with the perfect English, one man who’s got the “gift” has managed to alienate most of our allies and friends. Oh, he’s made some new ones to compensate for one, KUBA and his fatigue wearing comrade.
And certainly Iran has got to love this american hating Muslim. It’s like he’s taken the world as globe and rolled it down the hill, turned it upside down.

[Patriot777]

Now THAT would be a hoot!

[ETL]

The world is really going freaking nuts...

[allendale]

Boycotts are a psychological tactic that allows the general population to participate in an anti-Semitic activity. It desensitizes the population and allows them to accept the harsher measures and actual killings that will come. There are Israelis still alive that witnessed this firsthand in Germany. Israelis understand immediately when the hear the word “boycott”. Yet ironically Israel is becoming the Silicon Valley of Europe. Firms from around the world ( China, Russia, India the US, even Europe which is the center of the BDS movement) are doing extensive business with Israeli tech companies. The Greek Foreign minister is in Israel to arrange to allow unemployed Greek IT people and engineers to work in Israel and in Greece for those firms.

[Yo-Yo]

Don’t let China pay in stocks.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks lbryce.

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