Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak told Li Peng that Israel is worried about China’s transfer of military technology to Iran. Li, the chairman of the National People’s Congress, reportedly responded that China “has normal ties to Iran.” The meeting in Jerusalem came on the second day of Li’s six-day visit to Israel.
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