President al-Assad to CCTV: China plays an important role on world level, adopts partnership principle, not hegemony
President Bashar al-Assad said that China is a superpower that plays a very important role on the world level, and when it talks about partnership, it talks about a new principle, not about hegemony.
President al-Assad added in an inteveiw givn to to China Central Television (CCTV) that China politically stood by Syria through its significant role at the UNSC and other international forums.
The President went on to say that it is natural to have a broader dialogue with China in light of the circumstances the world is going through and the harsh Western economic blockade that aims to starve the Syrian people.
President al-Assad added that the Syrians are capable of rebuilding their country when the war stops and when the blockade be removed, indicating that our region faces the danger of modern Western liberalism that was originated in the USA and the danger of extremism.
“19 Years ago we visited China, there are so large leaps that I can’t make a comparison between that time and now. At the time it was said that China was called the world’s merchandise factory, but today I can say that it is the factory of innovation and creativity, President al-Assad stated.
President al-Assad underscored that the most important thing that has not changed in China is culture. It is the belonging to the homeland, to society, to Chinese customs and traditions. This is the greatest success. Many countries can develop technologically, economically, and in various scientific fields, but few of them can maintain their identity, and the Chinese identity today is as crystal clear as it was twenty years ago.
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