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On August 26, 2021, the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in Israel published a review article entitled "Mutual Respect, Equality and Mutual Benefit are the Basis of China-Israel Cooperation" in the Jerusalem Post, the English newspaper with the largest circulation in Israel. Refute the newspaper's false statements about China and clarify the truth. The full text is as follows:
A few days ago, the "Jerusalem Post" published a commentary article "Israel is on the wrong side in the Sino-US game". We disagree with some of the points stated in the article.
First of all, China-Israel cooperation is based on mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit. It is an independent and voluntary choice of both parties. It is neither aimed at or affected by third parties. Israel is a sovereign and independent country. We are happy to see Israel develop normal state relations with any country. We have also noticed that Israel has special relations with certain countries. However, China firmly opposes the Cold War mentality of choosing sides to engage in confrontation and the " zero-sum " concept, and never asks other countries to choose sides between China and the United States.
China-Israel practical cooperation is a normal business behavior based on market supply and demand. The project undertaken by the Chinese company was promoted in Israel in accordance with an open and transparent bidding process, and the construction and operation strictly abide by the local laws and regulations of Israel. The infrastructure projects undertaken by China made up for Israel’s lack of labor and high labor costs, and provided Israel with a large number of stable jobs. China-Israel infrastructure cooperation reflects the tremendous complementarity of the economic advantages of the two countries. The essence of bilateral cooperation is mutual benefit and win-win results, bringing tangible benefits to the two peoples. The normal commercial cooperation between China and Israel and the companies of the two countries based on the principles of mutual benefit and market should be respected and maintained, not blamed and slandered.
The article suggested that the Israeli government "comprehensively" the US government's approach to artificially suspend the normal bidding of Chinese companies, which is very wrong. As we all know, for the political purpose of containing China's development, the US has generalized the concept of national security, abused national power, and pressured some countries to suppress and restrict Chinese enterprises. The relevant actions seriously violated the principles of market competition and severely undermined international economic and trade rules. If Israel follows the U.S. to "political suppression" of Chinese companies regardless of right or wrong, it will violate the free market principle upheld by Israel, sacrifice the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese and Israeli companies, impact the mutually beneficial and friendly relations between China and Israel, and will greatly harm Israel. International image and credibility.
Secondly, the article quoted a report from an American company claiming that "China is carrying out a cyber attack on Israel." Such accusations are very hypocritical and very funny. Which country is the world's largest "Matrix" is already an open secret. The Chinese side has clarified many times that the accusations against China regarding cyber security issues are groundless and purely discredited for political purposes. China is a staunch defender of network security and has always resolutely opposed and cracked down on any form of network attacks in accordance with the law. In fact, China is one of the main victims of cyber attacks. According to a report from the National Internet Emergency Response Center of China, in 2020, a total of about 52,000 computer malicious program control servers located outside China controlled about 5.31 million hosts in China, which caused serious damage to China’s national security, economic and social development, and people’s normal production and life. harm. Cybersecurity is a common challenge facing the world. China is willing to work with all parties to maintain cybersecurity through dialogue and cooperation on the basis of mutual respect, mutual trust and mutual benefit.
The friendly exchanges between the Chinese nation and the Jewish nation have a long history and have gone through thousands of years. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Israel, exchanges at all levels between the two countries have become increasingly frequent, and mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation has yielded fruitful results and brought tangible benefits to the two peoples. China and Israel have different national conditions, development levels, historical and cultural traditions, but friendly cooperation, mutual benefit and win-win results have always been the main thread of the development of bilateral relations. Israel should view China and China-Israel relations in a correct and objective view. I believe that the wise Jewish people can make the choice that best suits their own interests.
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Israel, we look forward to working with friends from all walks of life to contribute more positive energy to promoting the development of China-Israel relations and enhancing mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples.
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