Israeli president meets FM Wang Yi as reports link China to Iran’s military buildup

Israeli President Isaac Herzog met Thursday in Baku, Azerbaijan, with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi while attending the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia. The CICA conference is an intergovernmental forum aimed at enhancing cooperation toward promoting security, peace and stability across the continent. In a post on X, Herzog said the meeting focused on bilateral relations and the situation in the Middle East.“I expressed my appreciation for our bilateral ties, particularly in the fields of economic cooperation, trade, and culture,” Herzog wrote. “I emphasized Israel’s desire for peace in the region, alongside the strategic threats to our security, first and foremost from Iran and its terror proxies.”