By SHINYA OSHINO
Nikkei - May 10, 2014
CAIRO -- Israel is working hard to build stronger security
and economic ties with China and India, looking to broaden its options
as the U.S., its closest ally, starts to play a smaller role on the
world stage.
Israel has high hopes for help from
Beijing in dealing with Iran's nuclear weapons development. "China has a
central role in the efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear
bomb," Israeli President Shimon Peres told Chinese counterpart Xi
Jinping during a trip to China early last month.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited China last May, and
top defense officials from the two countries have been deepening their
ties. The high-profile visits underscore Israel's aim of improving its
diplomatic position in the United Nations by growing closer to China, a
permanent member of the U.N. Security Council.
India
agreed in February to work with Israel to devise anti-terrorism
measures and develop a missile defense system. They also plan to set up a
fund to support joint ventures between technology companies in both
countries.
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