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Lennox Kalifungwa

China And Israel Hold Free Trade Agreements For The First Time Since 2019

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) shake hands ahead of their talks at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on March 21, 2017, in Beijing, China. China became the second largest economic partner to Israel. ETIENNE OLIVEAU/JNS

Israel and China participated in the first direct talks on a free-trade agreement at the end of March since November 2019 and the eighth round since 2016, Globes reported. 

Talks between the two countries have stopped due to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in the lockdown.

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