Engaging Israel in the Belt and Road Initiative: China’s Techno-Nationalism in the Middle East

Zeying Wu; Richard Yarrow

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-08526-0_18

Engaging Israel in the Belt and Road Initiative: China’s Techno-Nationalism in the Middle East

Zeying Wu
, Richard Yarrow^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The enormous growth of China’s investments in Israel has become one of the major changes in the Middle East’s geopolitics during the last decade. This paper examines the nationalist motivation behind China’s investment in Israeli technologies and Israel’s strategic role in China’s intended transition from the “world factory” to a global innovation champion. China’s engagement with Israel in the Belt and Road Initiative reflects Chinese techno-nationalism, and the Chinese government has used nationalist discourse to mobilize private enterprises to invest in Israeli technology, promoting the growth of Chinese private investments alongside Chinese state-affiliated investments in Israel since 2014. This chapter also analyses how the surge in Chinese investment activities has shaped larger debates and tensions in Israel’s policymaking and national identity.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	New Nationalisms and China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Subtitle of host publication	Exploring the Transnational Public Domain
Editors	Julien Rajaoson, Mireille Manga Edimo
Publisher	Springer International Publishing AG
Pages	259-276
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031085260
ISBN (Print)	9783031085253
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08526-0_18
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2022
Externally published	Yes

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Innovation-driven development
Israel-China relations
Israeli identity
Techno-nationalism
Technology transfer
“Made in China 2025"

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Social Sciences
General Economics,Econometrics and Finance

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New Nationalisms and China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Exploring the Transnational Public Domain. ed. / Julien Rajaoson; Mireille Manga Edimo. Springer International Publishing AG, 2022. p. 259-276.

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