Sino-Israel Relations in a Second Cold War Perspective

Abstract

All states' foreign policies during the Cold War were influenced by the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union. Few nations sided with the USSR, while the vast majority of states in the world supported the United States. The post-Cold War environment has an equal impact on the nature of relations between states. One economic alliance is commanded by the People's Republic of China, while the other is led by the United States. After 1992, economic competition between China and the United States defines the second Cold War. From a second Cold War perspective, this paper claims that the relations between China and Israel face multiple challenges. Israel was the United State's closest ally during the Cold War, and it remains one of the United States's closest allies in the current international context. China is not an old ally of Israel, but the two countries have developed extensive cooperation in many areas in recent years. Economic competition between the United States and China will determine the future of Sino-Israeli relations.