Apology letter showed goodwill toward China
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="interaction">interaction</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="conflicts">conflicts</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Ariel">Ariel</span> <span word="Sharon">Sharon</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="apology">apology</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="canceled">canceled</span> <span word="radar">radar</span> <span word="contract">contract</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2000, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Jiang">Jiang</span> <span word="Zemin">Zemin</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="Sharon">Sharon</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Likud">Likud</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="willingness">willingness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="bonds">bonds</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="strained">strained</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>, <span word="under">under</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="canceled">canceled</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="radar">radar</span>.</p><p><span word="Sharon">Sharon</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2001, <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mend">mend</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="apology">apology</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Jiang">Jiang</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="the">the</span> $190 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="paid">paid</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="of">of</span> $160<span word="million">million</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>.</p><p><span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="contacted">contacted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Guofu">Guofu</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Studies">Studies</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Studies">Studies</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compensate">compensate</span> <span word="China">China</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Actually">Actually</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="Shimon">Shimon</span> <span word="Peres">Peres</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2000 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="scholars">scholars</span>."</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="councilor">councilor</span> <span word="Tang">Tang</span> <span word="Jiaxuan">Jiaxuan</span>, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span>, <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2004, <span word="Sharon">Sharon</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="invitation">invitation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Hu">Hu</span> <span word="Jintao">Jintao</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p>
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