As relations with Beijing cool, Israel seeks closer bilateral ties with Taiwan


by South China Morning Post

South China Morning Post— Israeli cross-party delegation meets representatives of island’s current and incoming governments, visits science park and attends Holocaust Memorial Day event.

CNBC—China's Xi says the U.S. needs to accept Beijing's rise for bilateral relations to improve. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday.

KTVZ—Wyden votes for aid bill for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan; Merkley opposes it over military aid to Israel. WASHINGTON (KTVZ) -- Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Tuesday applauded the passage of legislation to provide Ukraine, Israel, and America’s Indo-Pacific partners with $95 billion in security assistance to support their national defense, including $9.15 billion in lifesaving humanitarian aid, and to stem the flow of fentanyl into the United States. Fellow Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley,

www.plenglish.com—Colombia to break off relations with Israel. Bogotá, May 1 (Prensa Latina) Colombian President, Gustavo Petro, on Wednesday announced that his country´s relations with Israel will end tomorrow, in response to the genocide being committed in the Gaza Strip against the Palestinian population. The post Colombia to break off relations with Israel first appeared on Prensa Latina.