For the first time in 20 years, Israeli citizens holding Israeli passports have been admitted into the People’s Republic of China.
Two scientists, Dr. Tsvi Piron of the Hebrew University and Dr. Gerald Tauber of Tel Aviv University, attended the Third International Marcel Grossman Conference in Shanghai on the theory of relativity. Some 400 scientists from around the world attended the gathering. Piron delivered a lecture on the use of computers in solving problems in the field of general relativity.
Initially the Chinese authorities refused to admit, Israeli passport holders, but waived the ban in the case of the two physicists following pressure from Jerusalem. Israelis holding dual nationality are usually allowed into China without difficulty on their other passports, but not on their Israeli passports.
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