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09.26.13China Refuses to Blame Assad for Syria Gas Attack
Agence France-Presse
Foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei refused to say whether a United Nations report into a sarin gas attack in Syria showed that government forces had used the banned weapons.
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09.17.13China Welcomes Russia’s Proposal for Syria Weapons Handover
Reuters
China said on Tuesday it backed a Russian proposal for Syria to hand over its chemical weapons for destruction, a plan that could avert planned U.S. military strikes in response to the country's suspected use of its...
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09.11.13China Says Military Strike Against Syria Would Hurt Global Economy
Los Angeles Times
Vice Minister of Finance Zhu Guangyao said estimates from the International Monetary Fund indicate that a military strike would lead to a $10 jump in the price of a barrel of oil, which in turn would cut global economic growth by 0...
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09.11.13China’s Xi Tells Obama Syria Crisis Can’t Be Resolved with Military Strike
Reuters
China has called for a full and impartial investigation by U.N. chemical weapons inspectors in Syria into the attack, and has warned against pre-judging the results. It has also said that whoever used chemical weapons had...
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09.09.13
What Are Chinese Attitudes Toward a U.S. Strike in Syria?
Chen Weihua:Chinese truly believe that there is no military solution to the Syrian crisis. On the contrary, a U.S. air strike would only worsen the situation there. Chinese have seen many failures of U.S. intervention in the Middle East in the past...