PM Netanyahu Meets with a Delegation of Chinese Students
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Tuesday, 31 July 2012), in his
office, met with a delegation of Chinese Hebrew and Arabic students, as part
of a project initiated by the Union of Local Authorities
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Foreign Liaison Department to mark 20 years of friendly relations between
Israel and China
http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/About+the+Ministry/MFA+Spokesman/2012/Israel_China_20_years_diplomatic_relations_24-Jan-2012.htm

Prime Minister Netanyahu said, "Welcome to Jerusalem. I know that the world
is changing in China and Israel. China is growing and developing and Israel
is growing and developing, and becoming a giant center for high-tech,
science and agriculture; therefore, we must increase bilateral cooperation
in all areas. Before, you asked me about Jerusalem
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. I would like to tell you that Jerusalem has been Israel's capital and will
always be Israel's capital. I hope that more delegations will recognize this
as a simple fact. We are now sitting in Jerusalem, where Government offices,
the Knesset and the Supreme Court are. Jerusalem was already the capital of
the Jewish People 3,000 years ago."

Union of Local Authorities Chairman Shlomo Bohbot said, "We ascribe great
importance to strengthening ties between Israel and China. I thank the Prime
Minister for welcoming us to his office."