Events in Syria and Chinese “help” – UNIAN
Against the backdrop of events in Syria and smoldering ideas about China’s constructive role in resolving the Russian-Ukrainian war, it is advisable to recall the role of China, with which:
1. Syria has a comprehensive strategic partnership and is a member of the Belt and Road Initiative. China has helped Syria in building some projects such as a textile factory and a stadium. China also signed a contract to build a hydraulic power plant and a rubber tire production plant. Chinese CNPC and Sinopec worked on oil production in Syria – production was about 100,000 barrels per day.
In 2021, China was Syria's second largest import partner with a share of 11.1%, while exports from Syria to China accounted for less than 1% of total exports. China's participation in the reconstruction of Syria was very limited – for loans and oil products….
