Taken together, China’s approach to post-Assad Syria is defined less by opportunity than by caution. Beijing is neither ...

China’s inroads in the Middle East demonstrate how the region is still a critical front in the era of US-China competition.

As a result, in today’s post-Assad Syria, China faces complicated dilemmas. But depending on how developments unfold and how the West ultimately approaches the new powers that be in Damascus, Beijing ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BEIJING (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad ...

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 ...

Syrian officials said that under the plan, some 3,500 foreign fighters, mainly Uyghurs from China and neighboring countries, would join a newly formed unit. The United States has given its blessing to ...

The country certainly still faces many challenges. But some things are now going right there — and those are worth our attention, too.

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 ...