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China Backs Syria’s Peace Push and Security Cooperation in Beijing Talks

The outreach marks Syria’s bid for broader normalization following last year’s political transition.

Overview

  • Foreign Minister Wang Yi pledged support for Syria to achieve peace, coordinate security and development, and rejoin the international community, according to a Chinese readout.
  • Beijing said it stands ready to actively consider participating in Syria’s economic reconstruction and to gradually resume exchanges across multiple levels.
  • Both sides agreed to intensify counterterrorism and security coordination, with Damascus vowing not to allow its territory to be used against Chinese interests.
  • China raised concerns about the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement during the talks, while Syria reiterated adherence to the one-China principle.
  • Wang stated China views the Golan Heights as Syrian territory, and Damascus publicly denied an AFP report that it planned to hand over hundreds of Uighur-linked fighters to China.