China has joined Russia in criticizing a strategy of unilateral military actions and economic sanctions followed by the United States in Syria as the country marked a full decade of civil war. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian lashed out during a press briefing Tuesday at what he claimed were the harmful effects of foreign intervention in Syria’s long-running multi-sided conflict. “In the past 10 years, Syria has been injured by illegal invasion and foreign occupation and maimed by terrorism and unilateral sanctions,” he said. “National development has almost ground to a halt.” Zhao said there were lessons to be learned from this intervention. “There are profound lessons the international community can take from this tragedy,” he said, “and an important one is that wanton interference in internal affairs and unjustified pressuring and sanctions bring nothing but misery.” Zhao endorsed recent remarks delivered by United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen in which he said he supported a “Syria-led and owned” peace process backed by international diplomacy. He said China would play an active role in fostering efforts to find a political solution in Syria. “Over the past decade, on the basis of respecting Syria’s sovereignty, independence and territorial… Read full this story
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