Many Israeli sources spoke of Israeli concern over Chinese efforts to improve and develop the military and economic technologies of the Syrian regime's army.
China's ambassador to Syria signed an agreement with the Syrian government stating that "China will sell advanced communication equipment to the Syria in order to improve the local network infrastructure - this was announced by the Syrian media.
The Defense magazine website, reported that "the recent announcement of Chinese aid to the Syrian regime sounded an alarm in Israeli security circles." He added that "China's presence in Syria is not in itself a source of great concern for Israel, but the economic or military improvements that China can make to the Syrian regime's army are."