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Sam Chester

Sam Chester is an expert on China-Middle East affairs, managing technology funds for investors in China, Europe and the Middle East.

  • Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan, right, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israeli Innovation Summit in Jerusalem on Oct. 24, 2018.
    Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan, right, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israeli Innovation Summit in Jerusalem on Oct. 24, 2018.
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    Chinese Capital in the Startup Nation

    Will increased tech and trade cooperation with China upset Israel’s critical alliance with the U.S.?

    bySam Chester
  • The headquarters of the Bank of China in the Xidan district of Beijing on May 8, 2013.(Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)
    The headquarters of the Bank of China in the Xidan district of Beijing on May 8, 2013.(Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Netanyahu Favors Chinese Interests in Terror Case, Causing Dismay All Around

    Sheryl and Yekutiel Wultz say Israel promised to help them sue the Bank of China for funneling money to Palestinian terrorists. Why is Bibi backtracking?

    bySam Chester
  • China's Premier Li Keqiang toasts with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on May 8, 2013, in Beijing.(Kim Kyung-Hoon-Pool/Getty Images)
    China's Premier Li Keqiang toasts with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on May 8, 2013, in Beijing.(Kim Kyung-Hoon-Pool/Getty Images)
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    As Chinese-Israeli Relations Enjoy a Second Honeymoon, America Frets

    The last time China and the Jewish state drew close, the United States drove them apart. Now there’s even more at stake.

    bySam Chester
  • Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas With Chinese President Xi Jinping(AFP)
    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas With Chinese President Xi Jinping(AFP)
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    Why Netanyahu and Abbas Went to China

    The media is reporting that the historic visits were about the peace process. They’re wrong.

    bySam Chester
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