Published: 19 May 2020
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Conspiracies after China ambassador death comes amid US-China tensions (Jerusalem Post)
The ambassador was found in the morning and no official statement was made immediately. Du Wei had only arrived in Israel in February when the COVID-19 pandemic was at its height in his home country.
China said set to send team to probe death of its ambassador to Israel (Times of Israel)
Du Wei, 57, was found dead at his home in Herzliya on Sunday morning, apparently of natural causes; death comes at sensitive time for Israel-China ties
China calls top US diplomat's comments in Israel 'absurd' (Al-Monitor)
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said China was not being forthcoming about the coronavirus and critiqued Israel-China ties in Jerusalem this week
Photo: Former ambassador to Ukraine, Du Wei, speaks at a reception in the country in September, 2019 (Sergey Starostenko/Xinhua via AP)
