It was not a coincidence that the plane of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi landed at Damascus International Airport in conjunction with the ceremonial swearing in of President Bashar al-Assad for a new presidential term. And that the gateway to support will be through the Silk Road.
The economic support that Damascus desires is represented by Chinese investment in infrastructure projects and services that have been destroyed and sabotaged as a result of terrorism and war, given that China occupies an advanced position in this field and has the ability to contribute to reconstruction and reconstruction for the benefit of itself and the Syrians, especially that Beijing It was a pioneer in providing political support in the Security Council as well as in providing humanitarian support in the face of the Corona pandemic.
It is known about China that it moves quietly but rapidly until it reaches its goals, and the first economic power in the world knows very well the magnitude of the challenges in the time of Western orgy, so it usually stays away from flexing muscles and works to win rounds of conflict in the manner of accumulated points to seize its opportunities intelligently. Including the leading economic power in the African continent in terms of infrastructure projects and services.
China's belief in partnership makes it a desirable partner in the economic and political fields, especially by Syria, which announced years ago heading east, away from the hegemony of the colonial West and in search of true friends, and China today launches the title of partnership in development through the (Belt and Road) initiative, which represents a renewal of the road The ancient silk, which Syria was one of the most prominent commercial stations.
Syria constitutes a promising investment attraction for the Chinese economic power, especially in the field of rehabilitating its industrial and service facilities, infrastructure and services, whether in the field of highways, railways, factories, treatment plants, dams and trains, which war and terrorism have caused the destruction of large sectors of, and the disruption of the process of modernization and development of the remaining sectors other.
In the talks that the Chinese minister held in Damascus with President al-Assad and with Foreign Minister Faisal al-Miqdad, according to the press releases, they focused on economic aspects, especially Syria’s participation in the Chinese “Belt and Road” initiative, which could constitute the gateway for Chinese economic transit to Syria, violating Caesar’s law and the siege that hinders investment. its external.
A visit whose contents were drawn on the “Silk Road” track and within the “Belt and Road” initiative, which the Syrians hope will be a gateway to crossing out of the suffocating western siege, which casts its pernicious and dangerous repercussions on the segments of Syrian society, regardless of their geographical and economic distribution.