The USS George H.W. Bush docked in northern Israel's Haifa Port, July 3, 2017. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)
Jerusalem Post: U.S. Navy may stop docking in Haifa after Chinese take over port
Concerns prompt ‘review’ of Shanghai agreement within Israel’s inner security cabinet, sources say.
WASHINGTON – The US Navy has acknowledged that its longstanding operations in Haifa may change once a Chinese firm takes over the civilian port in 2021, prompting Israel’s national security cabinet to revisit the arrangement, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
Haifa, the nation’s largest port city, regularly hosts joint US-Israeli naval drills and visits from American vessels. But a 2015 agreement between Israel’s Transportation Ministry and Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) – a company in which the Chinese government has a majority stake – has raised intelligence and security concerns that are only now prompting an interagency review.
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Update #1: Israel-China port deal triggers U.S. Navy pushback (Washington Times)
Update #2: US Navy Could Stop Docking in Israeli Port Haifa Amid Chinese Takeover – Reports (Sputnik)
WNU Editor: All major Chinese companies must answer to Beijing. Having one of these companies running the port operations of Haifa makes me wonder on why did Israel approve this deal. What were they thinking? Or for that matter .... why would any country give to another country management of their critical infrastructure.
3 comments:
There is always Ashdod unless the Chinese run that too.
The Israeli PM will hear about this one from the US.
In all nations - yours, mine - the Chinese are spying - we know this. On top, the Chinese are extorting, blackmailing. Don't think the port operator is not a target. He was likely convinced by money and not releasing info about him/her.
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