The Growing Chinese-Israeli Relationship

Don't confuse China with the Europeans nor with the Democrat party

I agree Chez.

China has a strategy with building business deals with successful Western companies.

When China gets all the intellectual property from their partner, they drop their partner and manufacture the device themselves.

China is a BORG.

Let's face it Europe is becoming Eurabia. Islamofascist states will never be allies with Israel. Turkey might have been close at one point, but not anymore.

Your last sentance i disagree with…..under normal conditions what you said is true, but with this Communist Muslen in our whitehouse, Israel is on its own…..Sink of swim……Osambo will not defend Israel…….Period….

You're comparing apples to oranges. The problem with green energy in the U.S. is in the way we have chosen to develop it–very high cost undertakings with no near-term forseeable return. Example; Windmills in the Allegheny mountains–very high start-up cost; which is passed on to consumers; and very low return–windmills are intermittent sources of energy. Another example: The Chevy Volt–costs $245,000; and delivers very little-must be recharged every hundred miles. In addition, government in the U.S. gets in the way at every turn. Example: A man in Oregon was recently arrested for collecting rainwater from the roof of his own house. Israel, on the other hand, goes for efficiency immediately, and the Israeli government doesn't interfere. And the Chinese don't like the Muslims.(This issue is not a red herring)

They'll do more than that Schlowy. Chinese and European Jews are both great entrepreneurs,, scholars, scientists and have higher IQs than the rest of Earthlings.. Chinese communities in other countries have often been persecuted and thrown out during periods of unrest because the natives were jealous of their success. In fact, there was a big Chinese community in Kenya before Independence. The liberator, Jomo Kenyata asked both the white and Chinese communities to stay after he became president of the new republic, promising them equal rights. Kenyata wanted their business expertise and the fact they provided jobs for Kenyans. But then, later on, he was pressured by other tribes to kick them out and finally reneged on his promise and told the Chinese to leave — and leave their property. I bet European Jews can relate to that. The guy who promises protection caves in when the pressure gets too high. However, it should be pointed out that Jomo Kenyatta established very friendly relations with the young Jewish state of Israel, which was only 12 years older than the new republic of Kenya. He felt that Israelis and Kenyans had something in common in that they had both struggled against the English for their freedom and they were both ancient civilizations who had become brand new states in the 20th century.
Chinese and Jews seem to have similar values and work ethics. I'm not so sure about cultural affinity. It's my hunch that European Jews have more in common with European Americans. But there's nothing like expanding one's horizons. Another thing both peoples have in common is low rates of alcoholism since alcohol has been in their civilizations for 4,000 years and taken with meals or for ceremonial purposes, rather than to get sloshed drunk.

As a diaspora, Jews have lived all over the world (almost — not Japan or Borneo) and prospered. Now it's time for the re-born Jewish State to establish strong relations with those countries. And even some Arab countries — the ones who are into business and arts instead of Allah. Like Qutar perhaps. I remember hearing that after the Oslo accords at least six small industrious Arab nations had early applied to establish diplomatic relations with Israel. They wanted the business and they knew Israel would be the technological engine of the Middle East, same way Germany is of Europe. But then the Oslo collapsed and they had to withdraw their applications.

Maybe I'll sound like a cock-eyed optimist saying this, but there just could be a time in the next years, decades, when the Middle East will have finally figured out what to do with the Palestinians and the tyrannies will have turned into fairly civilized democracies and there will be free trade among all the Mid East nations, even between Israels and their old friends, the Persians (which will be a secular democracy once again, run by a leader like Cyrus.) And then neighborhood will go from being rough and chaotic to being a powerhouse of cultural economic activity and innovation. It happened several times in the past. Maybe it will happen again.

Okay, I confess. I just heard some wonderful news from my sister in Florida who after trying with her husband for 15 years to have a child, finally gave birth today to a 7lb 10oz boy. My first nephew! We talked on the phone and shared a glass or two of champagne and so maybe the bubbles have gone to my head and made me a bit punchy. It's possible though that this neighborhood could one day settle down.. Think how many nations fought for centuries and then decided to work together instead. Europe — the most war-torn continent on earth for so many centuries gets along well today. Well, at least they don't shoot bullets and bombs at each other. England and France get into occasional food fights by boycotting each other's wine or sausage or whatever because of a tiff. But that hardly compares to the wars of centuries past.

All this assumes that we are not approaching the End Days, and that we have many centuries to go before the Lord comes back to establish His Kingdom. Growing up I was told my parents and teachers not to try and find clues in Scripture as to when the Last Times would happen. People have been doing that for many, many centuries and have always ended up disappointed. I shall keep an eye out for the signs, but I won't draw any conclusions. Unless there is overwhelming evidence. Now I must go make travel plans for Florida, where I have been asked to be my nephew's godmother. (just one more glass of champagne Every time a new life appears on earth I feel a resurgence of hope for the human race. New Beginnings. A chance to raise a child who may grow up to change the world. One never knows.