Syria Is Not One of China’s Strategic Priorities – The Diplomat
3 days ago · Beijing pledged $2 billion in aid to Syria in 2017, and six years later, the media reported that the funds have “yet to materialize.” Meanwhile, the United States donated $2 billion in ...
Al-Assad’s fall in Syria: What’s at stake for China?
Dec 11, 2024 · In October 2018, China donated 800 electrical power generators to Latakia, Syria’s largest port. Beijing has also made major, long-term investments in Syrian oil and gas – totalling about $3bn.
China faces test in Syria ties after Beijing-friendly Bashar al-Assad ...
Dec 9, 2024 · China’s ties with Syria are being tested by the sudden downfall of Beijing-friendly Bashar al-Assad, but analysts predict China and the new government in Damascus will take a pragmatic approach ...
China ‘made wrong bet’ on Assad regime in Syria, say analysts
Dec 10, 2024 · The collapse of the Assad regime in Syria on Dec. 8 will likely hamper Beijing’s diplomatic ambitions in the Middle East and prompt a reevaluation of its support for Iran and Russia in the ...
Assad's fall in Syria exposes limits of China's Middle East …
BEIJING/HONG KONG, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Just over a year ago, China gave Bashar al-Assad and his wife a warm welcome during their six-day visit to the country, offering the former Syrian leader...
How Syria's sudden regime shift puts China in a delicate position
Dec 10, 2024 · However, unlike Moscow and Tehran, Beijing refrained from direct military involvement in Syria instead opting for a more cautious approach that avoids entangling China in the military quagmire that has engulfed the region.
China In Eurasia Briefing: What The Fall Of Assad Means For Beijing
Dec 11, 2024 · Beijing significantly reduced its presence in Syria amid the conflict, though it kept building close ties with Assad, eventually culminating in his state visit to China in 2023.
China Needs a New Approach in Syria – Foreign Policy
Dec 10, 2024 · China has been aligned with Assad since Syria’s civil war began in 2011—but largely through its close ties to Russia and Iran, which backed the Syrian leader. At the United Nations, Beijing ...
Assad’s fall in Syria exposes limits of China’s Middle East diplomacy
Dec 10, 2024 · BEIJING/HONG KONG – Just over a year ago, China gave then Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and his wife a warm welcome during their six-day visit to the country, offering him a rare break...
China and Syria announce 'strategic partnership' after its ... - NPR
Sep 23, 2023 · Syria's president visited China for the first time in nearly 20 years as he looks to end his international isolation and as Beijing seeks to deepen its influence in the Middle East.