China and Israel:Evolving Relationship within the Belt and Road Initiative

作     者：Aghavni Harutyunyan 

作者机构：Institute of Oriental StudiesNational Academy of Sciences of ArmeniaYerevanRepublic of Armenia 

出 版 物：《Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies》 (亚洲中东与伊斯兰研究（英文）)

年 卷 期：2020年第14卷第3期

页      面：410-429页

学科分类：02[经济学] 0202[经济学-应用经济学] 0302[法学-政治学] 020206[经济学-国际贸易学] 0705[理学-地理学] 

主　　题：China-Israel relations Belt and Road Initiative infrastructure investment innovation 

摘      要：In recent years,with the cessation of defense relations,Israel and China have sought to expand their diplomatic and economic relations,mainly in the field of industrial research and development,large-scale academic cooperation,and *** expansion of cooperation between the two countries is mainly due to the status of Israel as a start-up country,which can satisfy China’s technological needs and help it modernise many of its *** also sees Israel as a strategic outpost in its regional interests-a small but vital stopover under the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI),connecting the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea through the Gulf of Suez,as a land bridge connecting trade and energy routes from the Far East through Africa to the Middle East and further to Europe on profitable trade routes by land and *** construction of a railway line from Eilat to Ashdod connecting the Red and Mediterranean Seas,as well as the construction of a new port in Ashdod,will provide a safe alternative route to the Suez ***’s well-secured human capital,a developed economy,a high-tech foundation,a stable public and state business environment have further enhanced the country’s attractiveness as a key element of BRI.