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发帖数: 11530 | 1 China Says U.S. Should Give Syria's Assad 'an Opportunity to Explain' Before
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Newsweek Tom O’Connor,Newsweek 19 hours ago
China has urged the U.S. not to take military action against the forces of
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who some Western governments and their
allies have accused of a chemical weapons attack that Beijing said remains
inconclusive.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters his government
was "regretful" after competing U.N. Security Council resolutions regarding
the suspected toxic gas incident in the rebel-held Damascus suburb of Douma
failed to pass. He said, however, "the pressing concern for now is to
conduct a comprehensive, fair and objective investigation on the suspected
chemical weapons attack in Syria to find out the truth."
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Both the U.S. and Russia backed opposing bills that both called for an
investigation into the incident, but Washington's would open the door for
military intervention against the Syrian military. France, Saudi Arabia and
the U.K. may join the U.S. in threatening to attack Syria, despite Russian
threats of retaliation and Chinese calls to resolve the matter
diplomatically without violating Syrian sovereignty.
"We always believe that political settlement is the only viable way out and
military means will lead to nowhere," Geng said. "China always stands for
peaceful settlement of disputes, opposes wanton use or threat of use of
force in international relations and acts in accordance with the U.N.
Charter."
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad meets with Syrian army soldiers after in
the eastern Ghouta suburbs, which they retook from rebels and jihadis, March
18, 2018. Syrian Arab News Agency/Reuters
China has joined Russia in defending Assad's government at the U.N. since
the early days of a 2011 uprising, which received support from the West,
Turkey and Gulf Arab countries. While China has not played a significant
military role in Syria's seven-year civil war or the multinational battle
against the Islamic State militant group (ISIS), it has begun to strike
lucrative business deals to invest in the reconstruction of Syria as Assad
reclaimed territory with help from Russia and Iran.
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Beijing has enjoyed good relations with Assad's Baathist government. Syria's
location at the crossroads of the Middle East and the Mediterranean make it
a potentially vital part of Chinese President Xi Jinping's One Belt, One
Road initiative to expand Chinese trade routes across the world. Trump's vow
to send missiles to Syria in defiance of Russian promises to bomb both U.S.
missiles and their delivery vehicles threatened to destabilize already torn
by conflict.
China has also cast into doubt claims that Assad was behind the alleged
chemical weapons attack, calling for a more comprehensive investigation by
the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). Assad has
invited the OPCW to inspect the site of the suspected attack and a Russian
military inquiry found no toxic substances.
"Moscow and Damascus repeatedly emphasized that accusations of chemical
attacks are 'lies.' The Syrian government also welcomed the U.N. delegation
to investigate in Douma. The U.S. should give Bashar al-Assad's regime an
opportunity to explain, and wait until the U.N. investigation to act," The
Global Times, an official organ of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, wrote
Wednesday, adding that the attack had the potential to spark a direct U.S.-
Russia conflict.
"Although Russia's comprehensive strength has been weakened, it is seeing
its strongest capacity in the Middle East. If the US refuses to respect
Russia, a nuclear power, it may face terrible consequences. We hope the
Trump administration thinks twice before deciding to attack Syria," it later
added.
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China and Russia's militaries have sought stronger relations in recent years
, participating in joint drills and exchanging official visits. Newly
appointed Chinese Defense Minister Wei Feng offered his support to Moscow
earlier this month, saying "the Chinese side has come to show Americans the
close ties between the armed forces of China and Russia."
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China's ambassador to the U.N. Ma Zhaoxu (R) speaks to the U.S. Ambassador
to the U.N. Nikki Haley during a U.N. Security Council meeting on a
ceasefire in Syria, February 24, 2018, in New York. The world's two leading
economic powers are at odds over Syria's future, with China leaning toward
Russia's point of view. DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images
The official China Military Online also featured Wednesday an op-ed by state
-run Xinhua News Agency editor Shao Jie, who said the U.S. said "it is
unlikely that the U.S. will resort to large-scale military operations to try
to destroy the Assad regime once and for all" and would likely pursue a
more limited attack. Last April, Trump ordered a Tomahawk cruise missile
attack against the Al-Shayrat air base where the U.S. suspected the Syrian
air force carried out another chemical weapons attack days earlier.
China and the U.S. recently went through a tense period of their own as
Trump challenged Xi to a trade war of escalating tariffs that risked
devolving into a crisis between the world's two largest economies. Xi sought
to calm tensions Tuesday in a speech that sought to open up the economy,
but also warned of "a new Cold War and zero-sum mentality." The U.S. and
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: China Says U.S. Should Give Syria's Assad 'an Opportunity to Explain' Before
: Trump Attacks
: Newsweek Tom O’Connor,Newsweek 19 hours ago
: China has urged the U.S. not to take military action against the forces of
: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who some Western governments and their
: allies have accused of a chemical weapons attack that Beijing said remains
: inconclusive.
: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told reporters his government
: was "regretful" after competing U.N. Security Council resolutions regarding
: the suspected toxic gas incident in the rebel-held Damascus suburb of Douma
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