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2011-08-17 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

China and Israel vow to improve military cooperation

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Posted by Lord Garth 2011-08-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 How's that Smart Diplomacy(tm) working for you? The Chinese have had a hellva time trying to perfect manufacture of (copied) western jet engines. The Israelis have the tech. Just keep stabbing them in the back DoS and WH, they'll seek what ever it takes to protect their own interests.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-08-17 08:18|| 2011-08-17 08:18|| Front Page Top

#2 This is a futile endeavor. The Israelis have a friend in India, but China will be a waste of time unless they use their power internationally to take UN pressure off Israel, and do so even before there is any other agreement.

This would make sense, as it is no skin off the nose of the Chinese. However, they never give freebies.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-08-17 09:03|| 2011-08-17 09:03|| Front Page Top

#3 China is wizard at manufacturing. Israel is wizard at R&D.

Posted by gr(o)mgoru 2011-08-17 12:45|| 2011-08-17 12:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Can you blame 'em? I'd hedge my bets against the USA too. Not exactly a "staunch" ally of anyone these days. See Taiwan, re: F-16s.

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2011-08-17 13:52|| 2011-08-17 13:52|| Front Page Top

#5 Don't make the Paki mistake - China is not your friend. Be polite (they are kinda huge) but don't accept anything you can't give back.

You'd be better off with India.

Posted by mojo 2011-08-17 16:52|| 2011-08-17 16:52|| Front Page Top

#6 Israel might need a veto against legally binding UN sanctions in the not too distant future.

China can offer that but India can't.

Posted by Chunter Anguter6284 2011-08-17 17:57|| 2011-08-17 17:57|| Front Page Top

#7 If you remember, Bush was very adamant about protecting our technology that we sold to Israel. I assume this is the backlash for having an eight year old lead our nation and foreign policy now.

Israel must survive and when the king of Edom has forsaken them, they will look at the dragon that will eat it's own tail.

Posted by newc 2011-08-17 22:13|| http://concisemagazine.wordpress.com/ 2011-08-17 22:13|| Front Page Top

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