China and Israel have signed a $300 million trade deal whereby China will import Israeli advanced agriculture technologies and smart and green energy technologies. Not sure how the UK Independent and others made this into a vegan story but at least it was positive news.
http://www.jewishpress.com/news/global/china/israel-china-sign-300m-cleantech-deal/2017/09/11/
https://qz.com/1075989/china-wants-to-import-israels-vegan-meat-technology/