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China–Israel relations are the diplomatic, economic, and cultural ties between the People's Republic of China and the State of Israel. Israel was the first country in the Middle East to recognize the PRC as the legitimate government of China.〔(Sino-Israel Relations )〕 However, China did not establish normal diplomatic relations with Israel until 1992.〔("China marks 17 years with Israel" ). Haaretz. 27 September 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2013.〕 Since then, Israel and China have developed increasingly close commercial, military and strategic links.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Zhao Jun (ambassador)">title=Israel-Asia Center )〕 Israel maintains an embassy in Beijing and is planning to open a new consulate in Chengdu, its third in mainland China.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chinese foreign minister's visit to Israel clouded by terrorism case against Bank of China )〕 China is Israel's third largest trading partner globally, and largest trading partner in Asia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sino-Israeli Economic Ties Blossoming )〕 Trade volume increased from $50 million in 1992 to over $10 billion in 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=China-Israel relations are bound to blossom H.E. GAO YANPING )〕 The similarities between the cultures and values of the two nations, sharing of deep ancient roots as well as convergence of economic interests has served two respective countries greatly with respect economic, diplomatic and cultural ties. In addition, China is one of the few countries in the world to concurrently maintain good relations with Israel, Iran, Palestine, and the Muslim world at large. ==History== For some time after the 1949 Chinese revolution, the People's Republic of China was diplomatically isolated, because the United States and its allies (including Israel) recognized the Republic of China (commonly known as Taiwan) as the legitimate government of China. During the 1955 Asian–African Conference, China expressed support for the Palestinian right of return, but refrained from denying Israel's right to exist and secretly pursued trade ties with the Israelis. Until the 1980s, China refused to grant visas to Israelis unless they held dual citizenship and carried a passport of a country other than Israel. However, following the Sino-Soviet split and China's 1979 establishment of diplomatic relations with the United States, China began to develop a series of secret, non-official ties with Israel.〔Berton, Peter. "The Evolution of Sino-Israeli Relations". ''Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs'', Vol. IV, No. 3. September 2010. pp. 69-80.〕 China and Israel secretly began building military ties in the 1980s during the Soviet war in Afghanistan, which both Israel and China opposed. They both supplied weapons to the Afghan mujahideen (Israel sending captured PLO weapons via the United States and Pakistan), and military cooperation between the two began in order to assist the Islamic resistance against the Soviets. China and Israel subsequently started exchanging visits of delegations of academicians, experts, businessmen and industrialists.〔 Reportedly, a large number of the heavy tanks used in China's 1984 National Day parades were retrofitted by Israel from captured Six-Day War equipment.〔 China eased travel restrictions, while Israel reopened its consulate in Hong Kong (then under British administration), which would serve as the main point for diplomatic and economic contact between the two nations. In 1987 Israel’s Prime Minister, Shimon Peres, appointed Amos Yudan to set up the first official Government owned company (Copeco Ltd〔http://mideast.shisu.edu.cn/picture/article/33/81/10/ca7475ef4594a8e57aaaaf20a6e7/b128e251-4781-4c5f-b509-c01b4f9291e8.pdf〕) to establish and foster commercial activities between companies in China and Israel. The company was active till 1992, when official diplomatic relationships were announced between Israel and China.〔 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Israeli business mogul sees great promise in commercial ties with China-chinadaily.com.cn )〕 In the early 1990s, China joined a number of nations who established ties with Israel after the initiation of a peace process between Israel and the PLO in the early 1990s; it also desired to play a role in the peace process. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited China in May 2013 and five agreements were signed during his visit. The G2G (Government to Government) mechanism was established and five task forces were set up in high tech, environmental protection, energy, agriculture and financing.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「China–Israel relations」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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