JERUSALEM POST
Israel rejects Chinese bid to build Sorek 2 amid pressure from the US
by Lahav Harkov, Eytan Halon
May 26, 2020
Israel chose local company IDE technologies to construct the world’s largest desalination plant, the government announced on Tuesday, rather than a Chinese company, thus preventing another undesirable showdown with the Trump administration over Chinese participation in major infrastructure projects…The US has asked its allies, including Israel, in recent weeks to sever ties with China – Israel’s third-largest trading partner – in areas with security risks, a US official with knowledge of talks on the matter said last week. READ MORE