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China’s Four Point Plan for Syria
Friday, November 2, 2012 21:03
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China's Defense Minister, Yang Jiechi met with the UN envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi on Wednesday. During the meeting Yang laid out his four-point plan to transition Syria toward a unified government. The plan includes brokering an immediate ceasefire between rebel forces and the Bashar al-Assad regime who have been fighting despite a holiday ceasefire. The second step involves creating a plan for political transition with representatives from both the Assad regime and opposition forces. The third step calls on the international community to support Brahimi's continued efforts to mediate a ceasefire, as well as the efforts of the UN and the Syria work group. Lastly, the plan calls for humanitarian assistance to the people of Syria, which should be neither “politicized nor militarized” according to Xinhua news agency. The plan comes after both the Chinese regime and Russia blocked a UN Security Council resolution to impose sanctions against Syria. Eleven out of the fifteen members backed the resolution with only China and Russia vetoing. Pakistan and South Africa both abstained from voting, but it was the veto from China and Russia that ultimately blocked the sanctions. The Chinese regime has a vested interest in balancing its relations with both Bashar Al-Assad's regime and the opposition, given it has a major stake in Syria's oil resources. Analysts speculate that Beijing chose to veto the sanctions in order to block actions that would see western forces gain military …
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