Editing Israel Defense Forces (section)

===China===
{{Further|China–Israel relations}}
Israel is the second-largest foreign supplier of arms to the People's Republic of China, only after the [[Russian Federation]]. China has purchased a wide array of military hardware from Israel, including [[Unmanned aerial vehicle]]s and [[communications satellite]]s. China has become an extensive market for Israel's military industries and arms manufacturers, and trade with Israel has allowed it to obtain "dual-use" technology which the United States and [[European Union]] were reluctant to provide.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/FL21Ak01.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041224012926/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/FL21Ak01.html |url-status=unfit |archive-date=24 December 2004 |title=US up in arms over Sino-Israel ties |work=Asia Times Online |first=Sudha |last=Ramachandran |date=21 December 2004 |access-date=10 June 2010}}</ref> In 2010 [[Yair Golan]], head of [[Home Front Command|IDF Home Front Command]] visited China to strengthen military ties.<ref>{{cite web |last=Katz |first=Yaakov |url=http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=179117 |title=IDF strengthening ties with Chinese military |work=Jerusalem Post |date=22 June 2010 |access-date=4 July 2010 |archive-date=26 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626102614/http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=179117 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, [[Chief of General Staff (Israel)|IDF Chief of Staff]] [[Benny Gantz]] visited China for high-level talks with the Chinese defence establishment.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.jpost.com/Features/FrontLines/Article.aspx?id=276460 |title=Security and Defense: The Chinese connection |newspaper=Jerusalem Post |author=Yaakov Katz |date=5 July 2012 |access-date=22 July 2012 |archive-date=22 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722151138/http://www.jpost.com/Features/FrontLines/Article.aspx?id=276460 |url-status=live }}</ref>