Embassy of China, Tel Aviv
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| location = Old North District, Tel Aviv, Israel {{flagicon|Israel}}
| address = 222 Ben Yehuda St., Tel Aviv, Israel
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| ambassador = Run Cai
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The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the State of Israel ({{Lang-zh||s=中华人民共和国驻以色列国大使馆}} ; {{Langx|he|שגרירות הרפובליקה העממית של סין במדינת ישראל}}) is the official diplomatic mission of the People's Republic of China to the State of Israel, located in Tel Aviv. The embassy was opened in 1992, and the current ambassador is Run Cai.
History
The Chinese Embassy in Israel was established on September 15, 1989, as the Tel Aviv office of the China International Travel Service, which received official status on February 1, 1990. On January 24, 1992, Israel and China established full diplomatic relations, and on February 9, Tang Zhenqi, the manager of the office, became China's ambassador to Israel.{{Cite book |title=中国外交概览 |publisher=World Affairs Press |year=1993 |isbn=7-5012-0591-4 |pages=124}}
On May 17, 2020, China's ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, was found dead in his apartment in Herzliya Pituah. There were no signs of violence, and the cause of death appears to be cardiac arrest.{{Cite news |last=אייכנר |first=איתמר |date=2020-05-17 |title=ממצאי מעבדת המשטרה: השגריר הסיני מת מדום לב [Findings of police investigation: the Chinese ambassador died of cardiac arrest] |language=he |work=Ynet |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-5732235,00.html |access-date=2023-11-02}} His death led to some conspiracy theories, but none were verified.{{Cite web |date=2020-05-17 |title=Conspiracies after China ambassador death comes amid US-China tensions |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/conspiracies-after-china-ambassador-death-comes-amid-us-china-tensions-628315 |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en-US}}
On December 7, 2022, a Spanish human rights organization called Safeguard Defenders claimed that a covert representative was operating in the embassy without the knowledge of the Israeli authorities. Officials in the Prime Minister's Office said that the issue is under review.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-07 |title=דוח חושף: סין מפעילה תחנת משטרה סודית בישראל לאיתור מתנגדי משטר - וואלה! חדשות |url=https://news.walla.co.il/item/3544815 |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=וואלה! |language=he}}
List of Ambassadors
{{excerpt|List of ambassadors of China to Israel#List of representatives}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://il.china-embassy.gov.cn/chn}}
{{Diplomatic missions of China}}
{{Diplomatic missions in Israel}}