Serious Syria: new big player = Xijinping's PLA 参一脚！

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China ‘to provide aid, enhance military training’ in Syria – top army official
Published time: 16 Aug, 2016 15:22
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Beijing and Damascus have agreed that the Chinese military will provide humanitarian aid to Syria, a high-ranking People's Liberation Army officer said, adding that the training of Syrian personnel by Chinese instructors has also been discussed.
Director of the Office for International Military Cooperation of China's Central Military Commission, Guan Youfei, arrived in Damascus on Tuesday for talks with Syrian Defense Minister Fahad Jassim al-Freij, Chinese Xinhua news agency reported.

During the negotiation, Guan noted China’s consistent diplomatic efforts to find a political solution to the Syrian crisis, adding that Beijing is now seeking closer military ties with Damascus.

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"The Chinese and Syrian militaries traditionally have a friendly relationship, and the Chinese military is willing to keep strengthening exchanges and cooperation with the Syrian military," he said.

Guan and al-Freij discussed the enhancement of training and "reached a consensus" on the Chinese military providing humanitarian aid to Syria, Xinhua reported, without providing further details.

According to the agency, Guam also met with a Russian general during his visit to the Syrian capital.

Despite being a permanent UN Security Council member and relying on the Middle East for oil, China was previously reluctant to become involved in the Syrian conflict.

Beijing preferred to concentrate on domestic affairs and the territorial dispute with its neighbors in the South China Sea.

It praised Moscow’s anti-terrorism efforts in Syria as Russia staged a bombing campaign there in September 2015 to March 2016. Russia still has some of its forces in the country to provide humanitarian and military assistance to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government.

Last year, there were reports that China was sending dozens of military advisers to Syria to help the country fight terrorists.

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Syria has been engulfed in civil war since 2011, with the government fighting a number of rebel groups, in addition to terrorist groups such as Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) and Al-Nusra Front.

USA is cooked.

Oil my friends! There is oil!

Every one wants oil.

that is literally taking the opposite side of yanks, no?

Looks like ISIS will be targetting Ah Tiong land.

No worries! Plenty of Tiongs to spare.

one billion enough?

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China to play greater role in Syria while US ‘left out’
Published time: 17 Aug, 2016 15:21
Edited time: 17 Aug, 2016 15:37
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Are we seeing the start of a new anti-Islamic State coalition with Russia, Iran and China’s involvement in Syria? How could it influence the balance of power in the region? What reaction could be expected from the West, particularly from the countries involved in Syria?
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China is set to increase its involvement in the Middle East by providing military training and humanitarian aid in Syria.

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The announcement came shortly after Russia said it had started using Iran’s Hamedan Airbase to launch airstrikes on terrorist targets in Syria.

RT discussed with experts the timing and significance of China’s decision to offer military help to the Syrian government. Is this the start of a new coalition, given that Turkey has also said it is going to resume its airstrikes against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) and asked Russia to carry out joint operations against the “common enemy.”

Michael Maloof, a former Pentagon official, noted that China has actually been in Syria “for quite some time.”

“China has always had a presence throughout the Middle East. You see it in Lebanon a great deal. But they are very quiet about it, very subtle. They have been providing military assistance and training to the Syrian Army. They are going to increase that now,” he told RT America.

According to Maloof, “this represents something a little more subtle – you’re not hearing much about it.”

“And that is that China and Russia are prominent members of what is called the Shanghai Cooperation Organization [SCO]. Iran wants to become a member. That’s 17 countries in all that are either prominent members, or partners, which also include Turkey, Iran, India, Pakistan and countries in Central Asia. It’s a large organization,” he said. “The SCO – while it’s economic in nature – has become more of a counter-terrorism entity. And that’s where the Chinese feel that they need to be. But it also reflects the fact that the SCO gives them a greater presence and influence in the Middle East along with Russia and Iran.”

The latest developments indicate that the US is “being basically left out” with regard to its role in the Syrian conflict, Maloof said.

The former Pentagon official also noted that Syrian President Bashar Assad said in March that when it comes to the reconstruction of Syria after the war is over, Iran, Russia and China will be given priority.


Andrew K.P.Leung, an independent strategist on China, says “there is definitely more coordination between China, Russia, and Turkey” on the Syrian crisis, but he doesn’t think that it’s a start of a new coalition. While each of these countries pursues national interests by getting involved in Syria, stabilizing the region would be beneficial for all of them, he told RT.

“In a sense they will be seeing as solving a lot of the problems plaguing not just the Middle East, but mitigating the refugee problem, and it also adds to their national prestige. But I don’t think there is a kind of military bloc against the West,” he added.


Qinduo Xu, a political expert from China Radio International, has called the Chinese decision “significant” as it could become the first step for the country to get involved in the situation in Syria. China is siding with the Syrian government and supports Russia’s involvement in the anti-terrorist fight in the region, he said.


“China has its own problem with terrorist attacks and at least 100 Chinese citizens are fighting along with ISIS,” the expert told RT. He went on to say, however, that peace and stability in the region are critical to China, “because 50 percent of Chinese oil imports come from this region.”

“China has tried to invite representative groups from the Syrian government and also from the rebel groups to try to negotiate peace. Yet, those efforts went nowhere, because it is difficult for them to reach any agreement. But now China is following basically its own diplomatic policy here – supporting this internationally recognized and also legitimate government in Syria, the Assad government,” Xu added.

This demonstrate the rift btwn Russia n assad regime increasingly a desperate attempt to shore up recognition and effort among the international community which see little support as both Syria n Iraq share the same closed door policy. It is much surprise the north Korean ground troops hv not make speed with the Russian aerial n arty support n need China to join the mahjong game.

virus said:

This demonstrate the rift btwn Russia n assad regime increasingly a desperate attempt to shore up recognition and effort among the international community which see little support as both Syria n Iraq share the same closed door policy. It is much surprise the north Korean ground troops hv not make speed with the Russian aerial n arty support n need China to join the mahjong game.

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Assad only a puppet of Putin, just like LKY was to the West. Bosses can replace their puppets, they unhappy also must LL. Bosses kept their puppets' ass safe, prevents the bigger stronger enemies from killing the puppets, otherwise they had been cannibalize long time ago. Bosses are the ones in real control, the opinions of puppets are over-ruled by bosses. Comply or Die.

Syria is one of the few Arab countries that doesn't produce much oil, certainly far less than Russia.

Rather, both Russia and China are keen on having an access to the Mediterranean Sea.

whorejinx said:

Oil my friends! There is oil!

Every one wants oil.

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