China, Syria Deepen Ties With ‘Strategic Partnership’

What’s new: China and Syria have established a “strategic partnership” to deepen cooperation and renew support on “core interest” issues, according to a statement released after the countries’ leaders met in Hangzhou ahead of the opening of 19th Asian Games.

President Xi Jinping told Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad that China supports the Middle Eastern nation’s efforts to oppose foreign interference and strengthen its counter-terrorism capabilities, according to a Friday statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.