So let me get this straight: all the other countries in the region: Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and rest of GCC are all coming to China trying to get some of that sweet infrastructure development going on in their own country.
Meanwhile Israel, who let's say is not on the best of terms with the above mentioned countries and is surrounded by them wants nothing to do with Chinese money and development.
That's a bold strategy Cotton, let's see if it pays off for him.
They get billions of free money from the US annually, political power in the US, and protection.... no way they will give that up