首先，中国高度重视对以关系和双边务实合作。我们积极推进中以创新全面伙伴关系，在经贸、创新、人文等领域的交流合作势头良好，成果斐然。但考虑到以色列的市场容量、安全环境、外部不确定因素和历史上两国合作曾遭遇过的挫折，以色列并不是中国企业在海外拓展业务的重点。2018年，两国贸易总额约140亿美元，仅占中国对外贸易总额的0.3%，中国对以投资不到中国全部对外投资总量的0.4%。双方合作仍有很大潜力可挖。
First, China highly values its friendship and cooperation with Israel. Over the recent years, China-Israel Innovative Comprehensive Partnership has made remarkable progress and yielded fruitful results in areas like trade, infrastructure, innovation, culture and people-to-people exchanges.
But given Israel's territorial size, market volume, regional situation, as well as the external pressure on China-Israel cooperation and the few well-known setbacks in our relations, Israel has yet to be a focus of Chinese companies.
In 2018, China-Israel bilateral trade only accounts for 0.3% of China's total foreign trade, and China's investment in Israel only represents 0.4% of China's global investment. The numbers fully demonstrate the huge potential in our cooperation.
第二，中以务实合作的本质是互利共赢。中国投资和参与相关项目建设既使中国企业获得了经济收益，也为以色列带来了实实在在的利益。阿什杜德新港项目采购了超过200家以色列企业的货物与服务，在当地直接或间接创造了数千个就业岗位。特拉维夫红线轻轨项目与300多家以色列企业签署供应协议，并培训出以色列第一批掌握盾构机操作技术的专业技术人员。
Second, China-Israel cooperation is win-win in nature. Chinese companies and investment have brought tangible benefits to Israel. Take Ashdod new port for example. The Chinese company purchases goods and services from over 200 Israeli partners and creates thousands of jobs for the locals.
In the Tel Aviv Red Line project, the Chinese company signed supply contracts with more than 300 Israeli counterparts and trained the first group of Israeli workers that can operate the Tunnel Boring Machine.
第三，中国对以投资与合作完全没有某些人所宣称的见不得人的目的。以海法新港项目为例，中方参与建设和运营新港的公司——上港集团，负责运营世界最大的港口上海港，其集装箱年吞吐量超过4200万标箱，连续9年居世界首位。海法新港即便按期完成建设并迅速达到运营峰值，年吞吐量也仅有190万标箱。如不是以方到中国积极宣介和邀请，上港集团可能不会有兴趣来以参与竞标。有人说中方会利用运营便利监视在此靠港的外国舰队。中国是否有必要在今天仍用“一战”时期的方法来搜集情报，相信任何具有基本军事常识的人都会作出判断。
Third, unlike what has been claimed by some people, there are no ulterior motives in Chinese investment and cooperation with Israel.
Take Haifa new port for example. The SIPG, the Chinese company that won the 25-year concession of the new port, has maintained as the world's largest port company for 9 consecutive years. In 2018 alone, the SIPG processed over 42 million TEUs. Let me put this number into perspective. If the Haifa new port were to be completed on time and reach the peak capacity without a glitch, it can process only 1.9 million TEUs per year. If it was not Israel's targeted promotion and invitation, the SIPG would not have any interests in joining the bidding.
Someone goes even further and accuses China of using Haifa new port to surveil foreign naval fleet. I trust everyone with a basic level of military knowledge can see how ridiculous the accusation is. Does China really need to apply this out-of-date method to collect intelligence?
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