US said to question China’s role in bid to construct Israeli desalination plant
Report says Trump administration officials have expressed concern over Hutchison Water International potentially winning tender to build facility
US officials have questioned a China-tied company’s bid to construct a new desalination plant in Israel and have expressed concerns over the possibility of it winning the tender, Axios reported Saturday.
Hutchison Water International is one of two companies to have reached the final stage of the tender to build the Sorek B plant, set to be the largest desalination facility in the world, alongside IDE Technologies. Hutchison is owned by Hong Kong-based holding company CK Hutchison Holdings.
Axios said officials in the Trump administration, including US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, have raised their concerns with the Prime Minister’s Office and the Foreign Ministry. ……….
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-said-to-question-chinas-role-in-bid-to-construct-israeli-desalination-plant/
