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March 12, 2013

China Wants Israeli Drones

Eli Lake, The Daily Beast

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When asked what China hoped to get out of the relationship with Israel, his first response was, “Unmanned spy planes, that is what we want to get.” He then explained that he had heard Israel had developed a technology that could break through physical walls, though he did not elaborate further.

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