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China's Interaction with Israel and the Jewish People
[Institute for Global Jewish Affairs] Interview with Shalom Salomon Wald by Manfred Gerstenfeld - Israel and the Jewish people should build bridges of friendship with China and develop a strategic concept on how to further their interests there. For the Chinese, Jews and Israel are the same. Besides the Hindu world this is the only major civilization where the Jewish people can start from a neutral or even positive position. Middle Eastern stability and Israel's role in it are increasingly important for China. Since its influence will grow very quickly, it is important to have China well disposed toward Israel. Dr. Wald, a Senior Fellow at the Jewish People Policy Planning Institute in Jerusalem, is the author of China and the Jewish People: Old Civilizations in a New Era.