I wonder how Jewish Lobby feels about China now.
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On August 18, 2016, senior Chinese military officials announced their intention to provide personnel training and humanitarian aid to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government. This announcement occurred just days after Chinese Rear Admiral Guan Youfei’s trip to Damascus. Guan’s diplomatic outreach to Assad’s government included bilateral negotiations with Syrian Defense Minister Fahd Jassem al-Freij and a consultation with Lt. Gen. Sergei Chvarkov, the head officer at Russia’s naval base in Latakia.
Even though China has maintained an economic and security partnership with Damascus for decades, China’s expanded involvement in Syria can only be partially explained by its historic commitments to Assad. Chinese policymakers view the Syrian crisis as a golden opportunity to advance a normative agenda that bolsters China’s influence in the developing world. The Chinese government’s active involvement in resolving the Syrian conflict has also allowed Beijing to assert itself as a major diplomatic arbiter in the Middle East.
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China's Syria Agenda
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On August 18, 2016, senior Chinese military officials announced their intention to provide personnel training and humanitarian aid to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government. This announcement occurred just days after Chinese Rear Admiral Guan Youfei’s trip to Damascus. Guan’s diplomatic outreach to Assad’s government included bilateral negotiations with Syrian Defense Minister Fahd Jassem al-Freij and a consultation with Lt. Gen. Sergei Chvarkov, the head officer at Russia’s naval base in Latakia.
Even though China has maintained an economic and security partnership with Damascus for decades, China’s expanded involvement in Syria can only be partially explained by its historic commitments to Assad. Chinese policymakers view the Syrian crisis as a golden opportunity to advance a normative agenda that bolsters China’s influence in the developing world. The Chinese government’s active involvement in resolving the Syrian conflict has also allowed Beijing to assert itself as a major diplomatic arbiter in the Middle East.
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China's Syria Agenda
