IndiaTheNews Exclusive: Xi Jinping has increased the BP of western countries by making Syrian President Bashar al-Assad his important partner.

This week in IndiaTheNews News Network’s special program Shaurya Path, we wanted to know from Brigadier Shri DS Tripathi (Retd) what is the meaning of the Syrian President’s visit to China? In response to this, he said that in fact, the economy of Syria trapped in the civil war has been completely destroyed, in such a situation, President Bashar al-Assad needs financial help to build military and infrastructure, which only China can give him at this time because Syria Russia, its biggest helper, is not in a position to help at this time and Iran is also not helping. He said that on one hand the Kurds are getting help from America, Britain and Israel, while on the other hand there is a situation of tragedy for Assad. He said that large areas of Syria are still under the control of fighters, ISIS remains the biggest problem there, more than five lakh people have been killed in the civil war that has been going on for 12 years, 50 lakh people have been affected, 60 lakh More than 100,000 people have had to flee, many areas have been captured by Turkey, so the situation there is very bad.

Brigadier Shri DS Tripathi (retired) said that whatever proposals for sanctions or restrictive measures against Syria were brought to the United Nations, China prevented them from being implemented by vetoing them 8 times, in such a situation Syria knows that China will be its enemy in the future as well. Can help. He said that the Syrian President has visited China on the pretext of the Asian Games, which is important in itself because the Syrian President had earlier visited China in 2004.

Brigadier Shri DS Tripathi (Retd) said that Western countries should be alarmed by the strategic partnership announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping after his meeting with Syrian President Bashar Al Assad. He said that one more thing is becoming clear that wherever Russia was playing an effective role earlier, it is now retreating from there and China is taking its place. He said that apart from this, Syria has also become a part of the Chinese President’s ambitious project BRI. He said that the Chinese President is also seeing this as a good opportunity to increase his influence among the Arab countries, that is why he has gone closer to Syria.

Brigadier Shri DS Tripathi (Retd) said that the joint announcement on the establishment of China-Syria strategic partnership will become an important milestone in the history of bilateral relations between the two countries. He said the Syrian President’s visit to China was as it seemed before, as Bashar al-Assad asked for financial aid to rebuild his country as soon as he arrived in China. He said Assad’s visit to China comes at a time when China is seeking a powerful role for itself in the Middle East and wants to help countries that have been scorned by the US and the West.

Brigadier Shri DS Tripathi (Retd) said that Bashar al-Assad’s visit is his first visit to China in almost two decades and it comes as he has pledged to re-establish Syria’s global image. He said China had maintained diplomatic relations with Syria despite the worsening situation in Syria, while other countries had isolated them due to Bashar al-Assad’s brutal crackdown against the Arab Spring uprising in 2011. . He said that Western countries believe that Assad plunged his country into civil war. Western countries accuse Assad’s government of using chemical weapons against its own people, torturing thousands of opponents in secret prisons and carrying out massacres in towns and cities.

Brigadier Shri DS Tripathi (Retd) said that now Assad is looking for investments to help rebuild his country. He said that due to the sanctions imposed on Syria by western countries, the reconstruction of the war-torn country Syria is at a standstill. He said that on the one hand, Western and many European countries have imposed sanctions on Syria and also a resolution has been passed in the United Nations that no money will be given for any reconstruction in Syria without a political solution, so now Assad has asked China to Have taken refuge.

Brigadier Shri DS Tripathi (retired) said that no political conditions have been placed on the assistance provided by China to Syria. He said China is watching Assad slowly regain influence at home as he regains control of much of the country with the support of Russia and Iran. But Assad currently has a broken, disintegrated and poor country facing economic crisis and starvation. Protests are taking place there regarding the problems. The recent earthquake destroyed what was still left, so they are in dire need of help.

Brigadier Shri DS Tripathi (Retd) said that it was to get help from China that the Syrian President had announced in 2022 that he would join China’s Belt and Road Initiative. To get closer to China, he also praised China’s role in brokering an agreement to restore relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia in March. He said that Assad’s strength had further increased when Syria was re-admitted into the Arab League in May, although Syria has not yet established full diplomatic relations with some countries.

Brigadier Shri DS Tripathi (Retd) said that it is also expected that China will once again play a role as a facilitator to mediate between Syria, Turkey, Iran and Russia to restore the Assad government’s control over the country. Can fulfill. He said that it also appears that China is eyeing the port in Latakia, Syria to fulfill its ambitions to establish a foothold in the Mediterranean Sea as it sees it as a place of strategic importance. He said that if we look at the developments so far, China has so far been cautious in limiting its investment in Syria.

Brigadier Shri DS Tripathi (Retd) said that Assad’s visit to China is also an opportunity for Jinping to showcase his diplomatic strength as China is facing rivalry with the US for its geopolitical influence in the Middle East region. He said we should keep in mind that when Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas visited Beijing in June, China had offered to mediate between Israelis and Palestinians. He said that it is hoped that even after the visit of the Syrian President, Jinping can take some other major diplomatic initiatives.