Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shaking hands with Syrian government special envoy Bouthaina Shaaban.

China will not participate in bombings of Syria, especially with an ill-founded pretext for smashing terrorism,” said Sun Degang, Deputy Director of Shanghai International Studies University (SISU)’s Middle East Studies Institute.

Syrian President Bashar Assad reportedly needs China’s military support, in the increasingly intense game of various parties –Russia versus the United States, Iran versus Turkey and Saudi Arabia, and the terrorist forces of the Islamic State (IS). His political and media adviser, Bouthania Shaaban, visited China recently, when the Russian army was undertaking air raids on the forces of IS, which had invaded half of Syrian territory under Bashar.

According to Sun, there are similarities and differences between China and Russia in dealing with Syria’s crisis. He said, both countries think an inclusive government including Bashar should be launched in Syria, and understand the strong desires of the Syrian people that no foreign country should intervene in their struggle.

“Non-interference remains a fundamental principle of China’s foreign policy”, Sun said. “But it is not impossible that China will conduct rescue missions for civil protection when urgent humanitarian assistance is needed.”

Sun also pointed out that terrorists as enemies of mankind must not be effectively disrupted when nations and regional powers unable to take strategic collaboration. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Sun agreed that the solution to the crisis is ultimately political, with Sun emphasizing that China opposes any unilateral action and insists on improving the role of the United Nations (UN) in it.

“As Syrian refugees have affected the Middle East and even Europe, the international community should pay attention to the deepening humanitarian crisis,” Sun said.

Source: Xinmin Evening News