US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will ask Foreign Minister Yair Lapid at their scheduled meeting tomorrow (Wednesday) to limit Chinese involvement in the Israeli economy, a senior Foreign Ministry official stated in a briefing for reporters. "As we have raised this with all our partners, we will raise the issue of China and be honest about the risks inherent in Chinese investments," the senior official said. "The US sees China as a competitor challenging the world order."

Senior Israeli officials have said that the new government has a new policy regarding China, it is an issue of national security and not just as an economic issue of foreign investment. The issue is currently concentrated at the National Security Headquarters, which is leading the talks with the Biden administration.

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