Report: CIA chief expressed concern to Bennett over Chinese investments in Israel


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(August 19, 2021 / JNS) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Bill Burns told Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett during a visit last week that the U.S. is concerned about Chinese investments in the country, especially in the high-tech sector and infrastructure projects. Bennett responded that Israel understands the American concerns and agrees with some of them, Israeli officials also told Axios . Burns raised reports about a Chinese cyber attack against Israeli technology companies two years ago. The Trump administration also raised the issue of security threats posed by China in December. “In recent months, we started a dialogue with...