عنات هوشبيرج-ماروم

The security, intelligence and economic partnership that Israel has established with the Gulf emirates constitutes a strategic asset, especially toward Iran in the fields of air defense, cyber and maritime security, energy and technology; on the other hand, the rapprochement of these countries with China may create tensions in the triangle of relations between Israel, the United States and the Gulf, and force Tel Aviv to manage a more cautious and sensitive diplomacy.

The reason for Israeli concern lies in China's unwillingness to exert real pressure on Iran, alongside the continuation of its economic, security and political relations with it, and for Israel, this constitutes a double challenge.

The three-day summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Washington constituted another milestone in the strategic competition between the world's two largest economies, although it was not a positive indicator for Israel: China continues its pursuit of stability in the Gulf to ensure energy flows, while at the same time benefiting from its relations with Tehran and Riyadh as a means of diplomatic and economic pressure.