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Title: China's Strategic Dance in Syria: Balancing Sovereignty and Global Influence
Description: Delve into China's intricate web of diplomatic positions and military stances regarding the Syrian conflict, exploring the country's steadfast rejection of foreign military intervention in favor of political settlements and upholding state sovereignty. Witness China's cautious steps towards global peace and security, as it carefully navigates the complexities of the Syrian conflict and its implications on domestic terrorism and international power dynamics.
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DIIS POLICY BRIEF DECEMBER 2016
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Geopolitics and non-western intervention in Syria
CHINA, THE SYRIAN CONFLICT, AND THE
THREAT OF TERRORISM
China has a global agenda in Syria. Beijing
rej...
Beijing has offered few concrete and novel ideas in solving the Syrian conflict and
provided relatively little support to stem the humanitarian crisis in the region. China holds up protracted instabil...
Beijing has offered few
concrete and novel ideas in solving the conflict and
provided relatively little support to stem the humani-
arian crisis in the region. Unlike Afghanistan, where
Beijing is wo...
In 2012, for
example, Chinese flags were burnt in Arab capitals
after Beijing vetoed a U
Security Council resolution
calling for the removal of President Bashar al-Assad. Among the foreign powers a...
Chinese officials stress that m
solutions cannot solve the conflict, but can only
urther destabilise the country and exacerbate the
humanitarian crisis. Fighting terrorism
Beijing fears that the S...
he TIP are similar
China’s military power grows with each passing year, but to date Beijing’s willingness to intervene in conflicts far form home remains low. © AP Photo/Mike Clarke DIIS POLICY BRIEF...
The
Chinese navy participated in the UN mandated
emoval of chemical weapons from Syria in early 2014
but at the same time, China's largest arms manufac-
urer has been accused of selling chlorine gas t...
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The document discusses China's global agenda in Syria, its position on foreign military intervention, its involvement in seeking a political settlement, and its military stance in conflicts far from home, including indirect military influence in the Syrian conflict and arms sales to various states in the region.
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China rejects foreign military intervention in Syria to force regime change, but is open to dialogue and engagement. Chinese officials stress that military solutions cannot solve the conflict, but can only further destabilize the country and exacerbate the humanitarian crisis. Beijing fears that the Syrian conflict will serve to further inspire and globalize domestic terrorist groups. Chinese military involvement to the same degree as the United States or Russia is still a non-starter for China.
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China aims to demonstrate its growing role in global peace and security.
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China prioritizes political settlements, upholding state sovereignty in the Syrian conflict, supporting its veto power in the UN Security Council, and its arms-length position on Syria may be evolving.
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China pushes back against western-led initiatives in Syria and the Greater Middle East.
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China advocates for dialogue on counterterrorism policies in Syria and the Greater Middle East.
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The document now mentions China's military stance on conflicts far from home, its indirect military influence in the Syrian conflict, arms sales to various states in the region, and China's evolving engagement with Syria, including the provision of weapons training by Chinese military advisors and the possibility of future direct military involvement if China's security interests are threatened.
But Beijing's response to a terrorist attack at home
emanating from Syria will likely be a further tightening
of security conditions in China and enhanced counter-
errorism cooperation with partner ...
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Beijing's response to a terrorist attack at home emanating from Syria will likely result in further tightening of security conditions in China and enhanced counter-terrorism cooperation with partner governments in the Middle East. In Syria, Beijing will continue to play a low-key role in pushing forward a political settlement to the conflict, claiming diplomatic victories where possible, and focusing on protecting its normative position in global affairs.
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