Over the past decade, Gulf-China synergy has surged, especially in the tech sector. A series of meetings between Chinese President Xi Jinping and King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia in December and the recent Saudi Arabia-Iran deal brokered by China, highlight the diplomatic importance of the economic bridge between the two regions.
At the same time, US-Saudi relations have become strained, concurrent with increasing tensions between Washington and Beijing.
The US expects its allies, including Israel, to activate a “supervised risk management system” to avoid the leakage of advanced technologies into China, Carice Witte, executive director of the SIGNAL (Sino-Israel Global Network & Academic Leadership) institute, told The Jerusalem Post.
How does this dynamic affect Israel?
The situation places Israel right at the center of this superpower rivalry. It will make it difficult for Israel to realize the full economic potential of the Peace and Prosperity deal. At worst, it could harden relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. READ MORE