Prof. Yosef Singer, chairman of Israel Air Industries and president of the Haifa Technion, is visiting the people’s Republic of China, Haaretz reported Tuesday. Singer, who is considered a senior scientist in the field of aeronautics, is in China on what was described as a “professional” visit.
He and his wife reportedly entered China on their Israeli passports. Singer was reported to be meeting with senior heads of the China Academy of Sciences and might have meetings with government officials.
Two other senior Technion scientists, Prof. Yaacov Epstein and his wife Prof. Shulamit Epstein, are also scheduled to visit China within the next few days.
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