Facing Off—China and Taiwan in the Contexts of the Swords of Iron War

Jun 16, 2024

Also published in Institute for National Security Studies
Chinese and Israeli flags on a table at a diplomatic conference - source: Reuters
About the Authors
Assaf Orion
Assaf Orion

Brig. Gen. Assaf Orion (Res.) is The Washington Institute’s Rueven International Fellow, a senior research fellow at the INSS, and former head of the IDF Strategic Planning Division.

Roy Ben Tzur

Roy Ben Tzur is a research assistant with the Israel-China Policy Center at the Institute for National Security Studies.

Ofir Dayan

Ofir Dayan is a research associate with the Israel-China Policy Center at the Institute for National Security Studies.

Articles & Testimony

Three Israeli experts analyze the strategic quandaries raised by Beijing’s vocal support for Hamas during the war.

The conduct of China and Taiwan since the October 7 massacre reflects differences in their interests, objectives, and strategic positions with respect to Israel, the Middle East, and the international arena. While China is opposed to Israel and sympathetic to Hamas, Taiwan shows sympathy and support for Israel. In spite of this emerging clarity, however, Israel should not change its fundamental policy on either side of the Taiwan Strait at this stage...

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