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17 Nov, 5 tweets, 2 min read
Some more thoughts about the conversation between Xi and Israeli president Isaac Herzog:
- first-ever phone call between the presidents of China and Israel. Unlike other countries, the Israeli president is NOT the most important political figure in the country, but the PM.
- The two sides discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations under the comprehensive innovation partnership, which is unique to Israel-China in China's diplomatic classification of partnership, as the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties approaches in January.
- FTA has been in the works since 2016, so there's a chance it will be announced in Jan.
- Xi'd sent Herzog a letter for his birthday this September. Meanwhile, while State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has visited the ME twice this year, he's gracefully avoided Israel
- China and Israel as "civilization nations" (always refer to @mayer_iras @AmitavAcharya great articles on the topic)
- the attached screengrab is the most significant portion of their call re Iran and the Abraham Accords
- It's official: the 5th China-Israel Joint Committee for Innovation Cooperation will take place in January 2022. This is one of the most important G2G platforms for both countries in general. Expect top brass to take part.
- also, see my previous thread

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