Strategic Assessment

As with many other countries, China changed its attitude to terror following the attack on the Twin Towers in September 2001. The term “terror” began to be used intensively in its declarations; its diplomatic agenda included international cooperation against terror; and it undertook a variety of related actions on a multilateral, regional, and bilateral level. Since China’s principal anti-terror activity targets extremist Islamic organizations, its fight against terror may be a potential area of cooperation with Israel. However, in order to establish fruitful cooperation, Israel must understand that Beijing’s concept of terrorism derives from its own set of strategic interests and is not identical to that of other states.