Vice-premier's trip to Israel, Palestine to promote peace, innovation

Vice-Premier Liu Yandong arrived in Tel Aviv on Monday at the start of her visit to both Israel and Palestine, a trip that experts said will boost cooperation and help attract more global attention to the conflict and tension there.

Liu arrived in Israel as part of a three-stop visit that began on Friday and ends on Thursday. Her first stop was Egypt.

High-level exchanges have been frequent between China and the two Middle East countries in recent years.