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Saddoun N. Al-Majali, Raafat Abdel salam Tarawneh: The Chinese Position on the Syrian Crisis 2011-2018

the masses continued to demonstrate their insistence on their demands for freedom,
justice, equality, motherhood and dignity [League of Arab States (2012)].

3 - The claim by the regime that there are terrorist groups that lead these rebellious
masses, and that these groups are funded from abroad, and that this terrorism is fought
by external forces Syria, as punishment for its position in the face of Israel and global
imperialism, which also went to the system Accusing Qatar and Saudi Arabia of being
behind this terrorist campaign. Therefore, the regime resorted to brutality, killing,
destruction, detention and torture, using all its security apparatuses. The regime
thought that this would solve the crisis, but ignored the causes of the crisis that the
people wanted to achieve. A key factor In the aggravation of the crisis as a result of
their behavior towards people, in addition to ignore the fact that the people of Egypt
to live a new life founded on dignity, freedom, equality, justice, peace and
construction [League of Arab States (2012)].

The second topic:

The Chinese economic and political position on the Syrian crisis 2011-2018:

China's support for Syria is based on ideological data. Confucianism is a major pillar
in Chinese political thought, which advocates brotherhood, peace and good. This
explains China's character in dealing with soft power rather than solid power in
China's foreign policy in general And China's foreign policy is based on the Five
Principles of Peaceful Coexistence adopted by the Chinese Communist Party since
the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, which completely intersects
with those Confucian principles.

The Chinese position on the Syrian crisis will be discussed as follows:

First requirement: China's foreign policy.
The second requirement: China's economic interests in Syria.
Third requirement: China's position on the Chinese crisis.
First requirement: China's foreign policy

Despite the contradiction between the ideological determinant and the interest
determinant in the formulation of foreign policy, China's policy towards Syria has
been characterized by the integration of ideologues and interests in clear harmony.
China has been in Syria since the 1950s with geopolitical and economic interests, and
despite the inter- China has not lost its political, diplomatic and economic ties with

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