Chinese Ambassador to Israel found dead – See possible cause of death

The 57-year-old’s death is not being treated as suspicious. Some reports have it that he possibly died of natural cause in his sleep.

Police are outside the ambassador’s residence in Herzliya — to the north of Tel Aviv — as part of standard procedure, the spokeswoman said.
His death comes less than a week after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Jerusalem, openly criticizing China’s actions during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as calling on Israeli leaders to stop signing major infrastructure and communications deals with Chinese companies, CNN reports.

There has been no comment on the ambassador’s death from the Chinese embassy in Israel or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing.
Before taking up the post in Israel, Du Wei had been China’s ambassador to Ukraine.