The Chinese embassy has reportedly demanded an Israel-based news outlet remove its interview with Taiwan’s foreign minister, and failure to do so may result in Beijing downgrading its ties with Israel.
The Jerusalem Post published an interview with Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu on Monday, in which Wu cautioned the Israeli government to “be very careful” when doing business with China.
Wu said that the Chinese Communist Party would sometimes “use trade as a weapon,” citing  Lithuania, the Czech Republic, and Australia as some of the countries with which China has weaponized trade relations.
“We shouldn’t allow these kinds of business relations to jeopardize our national security. And I understand pretty well that Israel also places national security very high on the government agenda,” he said in a video interview….