China’s Xi Jinping meets Syria’s Bashar al Assad and announces strategic partnership

Syrian President Bashar al Assad has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in China for “in-depth talks”, according to Chinese state media.

It is Mr Assad’s first visit to the country in almost 20 years, and since the start of Syria’s 12-year civil conflict – one in which Beijing has been one of his main backers.…

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