Chinese Firm Drops $285 Million on Israel's SpaceCom Satellite Company
“Know this day, and lay it to thy heart, that Hashem, He is God in heaven above and upon the earth beneath; there is none else.” Deuteronomy 4:39 (The Israel Bible™)
Model of the Israeli Amos-5 satellite, the earlier version of the Amos-6. (Andrzej Olchawa via Wikimedia Commons)
Chinese Firm Drops $285 Million on Israel's SpaceCom Satellite Company
“Know this day, and lay it to thy heart, that Hashem, He is God in heaven above and upon the earth beneath; there is none else.” Deuteronomy 4:39 (The Israel Bible™)
The Chinese telecommunications conglomerate Xinwei Telecom Technology Group is buying Israeli satellite operator SpaceCom for $285 million, representing the latest of several recent Chinese purchases of Israeli companies and technologies.
The purchase is pending the successful launch of Spacecom’s Amos-6 telecommunications satellite, which was built by Israel Aerospace Industries. It will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sept. 3, Space News reported.
Israeli technologies of special interest to Chinese companies include agro-technology and irrigation. In 2015, China’s Bright Food acquired Israel’s dairy product maker Tnuva for $2 billion. In 2011, China’s National Chemical Corp. bought Israeli pesticides and crop protection company Adama for $2.4 billion.
