Re: The situation in Syria
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2020 8:36 am
Hi All,
I wish to refer you to an interesting article from al-monitor, about different agendas pushed by superpowers (China/USA) in Syria.
I don’t wish to comment on the broader China/USA dispute, as it’s a broad, and divisive topic, and there would be plenty of legitimate criticisms to make about both superpowers. With regard to Syria, however, China has clearly had the more morally acceptable position.
It has consistently advocated for the sovereignty of Syria, has provided diplomatic protection to the Syrian government, and (along with Russia) used its veto power on the UN Security Council to thwart US/western plans to overthrow the Assad government. Moreover, the US and its allies have openly done a ‘deal with the devil’ from the outset, siding with al-queda and other murderous jihadists in their joint lust to overthrow the government of Syria.
I am not claiming that China took the better path because they’re nice guys. They also have a lust for global power, just as the USA does. My simple point is that, in the case of Syria, they were clearly on the side of the lesser of two evils, i.e. the Assad government.
Anyway, with the war there now simmering away on a much lower level (although there are still reports of rebel/jihadist insurgency in Idlib province, NW Syria, and also in the south of the country), China is looking to invest heavily in the rebuilding of Syria (the estimated price tag of the bill to repair the damage from the war is put at several hundred billion dollars).
There is also the suggestion (in the article I will link to) that China will somehow use the new conditions brought about by the coronavirus situation to give momentum to their plans.
Note: Just to make it clear, I do not view the USA or China as any better than each other morally; they are both intent on world domination, as all empires have been throughout history. As stated, in the case of Syria, I firmly believe that China was on the right side, even though it’s not because of altruism or anything of the like, but out of a different modus operandi in comparison to the west, which, in the case of Syria, led them to back the side which was morally not as bad as the side backed by the west.
If you wish to read the article, link is below:
https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/origin ... nsion.html
I wish to refer you to an interesting article from al-monitor, about different agendas pushed by superpowers (China/USA) in Syria.
I don’t wish to comment on the broader China/USA dispute, as it’s a broad, and divisive topic, and there would be plenty of legitimate criticisms to make about both superpowers. With regard to Syria, however, China has clearly had the more morally acceptable position.
It has consistently advocated for the sovereignty of Syria, has provided diplomatic protection to the Syrian government, and (along with Russia) used its veto power on the UN Security Council to thwart US/western plans to overthrow the Assad government. Moreover, the US and its allies have openly done a ‘deal with the devil’ from the outset, siding with al-queda and other murderous jihadists in their joint lust to overthrow the government of Syria.
I am not claiming that China took the better path because they’re nice guys. They also have a lust for global power, just as the USA does. My simple point is that, in the case of Syria, they were clearly on the side of the lesser of two evils, i.e. the Assad government.
Anyway, with the war there now simmering away on a much lower level (although there are still reports of rebel/jihadist insurgency in Idlib province, NW Syria, and also in the south of the country), China is looking to invest heavily in the rebuilding of Syria (the estimated price tag of the bill to repair the damage from the war is put at several hundred billion dollars).
There is also the suggestion (in the article I will link to) that China will somehow use the new conditions brought about by the coronavirus situation to give momentum to their plans.
Note: Just to make it clear, I do not view the USA or China as any better than each other morally; they are both intent on world domination, as all empires have been throughout history. As stated, in the case of Syria, I firmly believe that China was on the right side, even though it’s not because of altruism or anything of the like, but out of a different modus operandi in comparison to the west, which, in the case of Syria, led them to back the side which was morally not as bad as the side backed by the west.
If you wish to read the article, link is below:
https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/origin ... nsion.html