kalu_miah
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I was looking for material on this question on the web. So far I found these:
Bloggingheads.tv
Bloggingheads.tv
There is a "play entire video" button below.
I have not watched the video yet. But this is a question to Chinese friends in this forum, why does China support Syria's Assad? What is in it for China?
I can understand Indians fear a Sunni Muslim consolidation as they fear that Muslims will become united, so they always support a Shia-Sunni fight. I can understand Russia as it has a long people to people, defense and strategic relationship with Syria with a base in Tartus and many Russian wives for the Alawi and Christian elite. But why is China a stake holder?
Is it just a sovereignty and non-interference issue, as China fears that China could be subjected to the same kind of civil war, where Communist party is a small minority ruling over a very large majority of non-party members? But Chinese govt. have very high public support more than 80% if I remember correctly, so surely this cannot seriously be an issue for China.
So what is it then?
Is China not concerned that it is causing scratching of head, puzzlement, anger and loss of support among the 1.4 billion Sunni Muslim world most of whom are in friendly and partner nations, whereas even if all Shia's who support Assad are only about 200 million or less in number?
Bloggingheads.tv
Bloggingheads.tv
There is a "play entire video" button below.
I have not watched the video yet. But this is a question to Chinese friends in this forum, why does China support Syria's Assad? What is in it for China?
I can understand Indians fear a Sunni Muslim consolidation as they fear that Muslims will become united, so they always support a Shia-Sunni fight. I can understand Russia as it has a long people to people, defense and strategic relationship with Syria with a base in Tartus and many Russian wives for the Alawi and Christian elite. But why is China a stake holder?
Is it just a sovereignty and non-interference issue, as China fears that China could be subjected to the same kind of civil war, where Communist party is a small minority ruling over a very large majority of non-party members? But Chinese govt. have very high public support more than 80% if I remember correctly, so surely this cannot seriously be an issue for China.
So what is it then?
Is China not concerned that it is causing scratching of head, puzzlement, anger and loss of support among the 1.4 billion Sunni Muslim world most of whom are in friendly and partner nations, whereas even if all Shia's who support Assad are only about 200 million or less in number?