The visit comes as Beijing expands its engagement in the Middle East.
Analysts expect Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad’s visit to China to focus, in part, on funds for reconstruction.
Assad also becomes the latest in a string of leaders ostracised by the West to be feted by Beijing, with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, as well as top Russian officials, all visiting this year. “China has been breaking Western taboos that seek to prevent a number of states from dealing with countries that Washington considers isolated,” he added.Earlier this year, Beijing brokered a deal that saw longtime regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Damascus-backer Iran agree to restore ties and reopen their respective embassies.
Syria’s war began after Assad’s repression of peaceful pro-democracy protests escalated into a deadly conflict that pulled in foreign powers and jihadists. Khatib noted that the timing is significant, with Assad now facing protests calling for a regime change in southern Syria. After welcoming Xi in Moscow earlier this year, Russian president Vladimir Putin is planning a visit to China in October, the Kremlin has said.Syria signed up to China’s vast Belt and Road trade and infrastructure initiative in January 2022.
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