China promises support for Syria


Issue 972 - 21 Jun 2014 | 1 minute read

China has promised 100m yuan ($16.1m) in humanitarian assistance for refugees scattered across the Middle East region as a result of the war in Syria. President Xi Jinping made the announcement on 5 June during the sixth ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Co-operation Forum in Beijing, and also said there would be an additional 60m yuan for Palestine. The event underscored the growing relationship between China and the region, something the Chinese leadership has been trying to consolidate. The Gulf is a big part of that: trade with the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) states accounted for up to 70% of China’s trade with Arab countries in H1 2013, and China is already Riyadh’s largest trading partner.

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