Syria could become a flashpoint in escalating global power rivalries as the United States, China and Russia compete to win influence over the state. As the relatively new Syrian government tries to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A top Chinese envoy has warned Damascus's new government not to support terrorism as a Syria-based Islamic militant group sent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China pledged to "actively consider" helping Syria with post-war reconstruction when its new foreign minister visited Beijing ...

The commercial vessel Queen Vivian arrived at Tartous Port from China, bringing some 16,000 tons of steel and various equipment, Sana reported Monday. A cargo ship sails into the port in Qingdao, in ...

Syria's civil war dragged on for more than 13 years before dictator Bashar al-Assad fled. His regime collapsed suddenly, precipitated by a lightning strike from a group of rebel forces. Fighting ...

Happy Eid for all those celebrating. In this issue of Al-Monitor's China briefing, we look at a new groundbreaking report that suggests Uyghur fighters played a significant role in the collapse of ...

Then-Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a meeting with then-Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, in Beijing, China, Dec. 24, 2015 (AP photo by Mark Schiefelbein). As a result, in ...

China calls for a gradual resumption of "exchanges" with Syria, after Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Syrian counterpart, Assad al-Shaibani, who made his first official trip to Beijing. "China ...