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1 \ Scoop on @newsisrael13 tonight: China asked Israel for clarifications over a series of statements by senior officials, mainly the head of the Shin-bet domestic security and intelligence agency who warned from growing Chinese influence on the Israeli economy
2 \ A senior Israeli official told me the Chinese conveyed their concern to Israel through the Ambassador in Tel Aviv and in talks between Chinese foreign ministry officials and diplomats at the Israeli embassy in Beijing
3 \ The Israeli official told me the Chinese asked whether Israel decided to change its policy and cool down relations with China especially after pressure by the Trump administration
4 \ The official told me Israeli diplomats tried to reassure the Chinese there was no change in Israel's policy towards China
5 \ Israel's ministry of finance and ministry of foreign affairs are concerned by the negative approach in the Israeli Defense establishment and Intelligence community towards China and warn it could harm Israeli interests
6 \ The Israeli official told me: "Our relations with the U.S. are at the core of Israel's national security and we don't want to damage it, but we need to find the right way that would serve Israel's interests with China too". END
