An Israeli Perspective on the China-Taiwan Cross-Strait Security Issue

Abstract

Although the lack of Israeli politicians' public discussion of Chinese-Taiwanese political & security issues suggests that Israel has not established a position on cross-Taiwan Strait relations, it is recognized that the Israeli Ministry of Defense values its burgeoning relationship with the People's Republic of China. It is demonstrated that the US's ambiguous foreign policy approaches to both the People's Republic of China & Taiwan have thwarted Israel's efforts to establish defense agreements with the Chinese state; nonetheless, it is argued that Israel will take few measures to jeopardize its potential defense agreements with the Chinese state. It is subsequently revealed that the Israeli state is interested in forming non-defense relations with Taiwan, yet it is concluded that Israel is expected to remain silent should Chinese-Taiwanese tensions escalate to cross-Taiwan Strait military conflict. J. W. Parker