SIGNAL Group’s Seventh Annual Conference on Israel’s China Policy The 2022 SIGNAL Group Conference is particularly timely in taking stock of the primary drivers shaping
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President Biden’s recent Middle East visit might come to mark a strategic turning point. Viewed through the lens of great power competition with China, the Middle
U.S. gets an ally in India to counterbalance China in the Middle East
With American President Joe Biden scheduled to visit the Middle East between 13-16 July, stopping off in Israel and Saudi Arabia, many anticipate that a
How not to think about Israel-China relations: a conversation with Dr. Shalom Wald
Dr. Shalom Salomon Wald is a founding member of the board of academic and expert advisors at Sino-Israel Global Network and Academic Leadership – SIGNAL
China starts to sketch new Middle East architecture
As America recalibrates its terms of engagement with the Middle East, China has gradually been expanding its influence in ways that could alter the very
China and the Middle East in a Shifting Energy Landscape
China has long relied on the Middle East to secure much of the oil needed to fuel its rapid economic development. Now Chinese President Xi
How China’s Afghanistan Policy Impacts Its Approach to the Middle East
The U.S. departure did not take Beijing by surprise. Likewise, Beijing has invested considerable thinking on how to avoid being part of the “graveyard of empires.” Yet while Chinese officials expressed
‘The Battle at Lake Changjin’ and China’s New View of War
On China’s October 1 National Day holiday, while real-life People’s Liberation Army (PLA) fighter jets and other military planes sortied into the Taiwan Straits in
China’s Interest in the Middle East: From Barrels to Bytes
China’s relations with the Middle East have long revolved around securing the energy it needs to fuel its economic development. But in recent years, Beijing
How Israeli healthcare could partner with China-led AIIB
תקציר בעברית בתחתית המאמר As the world continues to battle against a pandemic of epic proportions, upgrading healthcare systems, developing MedTech innovations, and improving emergency
The real motivation behind China’s digital yuan
The People’s Republic of China does not seem to want people to think that its digital yuan holds any potential to influence global power dynamics.
China finance meets the 4th Industrial Revolution
The advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution has spurred the development and integration of advanced disruptive technologies both within and across societies, with vast implications
How China views the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The current fighting reveals just how difficult it will be for Beijing to maintain friendships with both sides. Recent weeks have seen Israelis and Palestinians
China’s position on the Gaza-instigated war reveals long standing Chinese interests
On May 17, CGTN posted the statement of the Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who chaired Sunday’s United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
Feeding 1.4bn people: a matter of national security
While Israel may not look at food as a national security issue, China certainly does. Until 30 years ago, food in China was scarce and