Syria and China will announce strategic partnership as Asian Games diplomacy begins

Chinese leader Xi Jinping said that China and Syria will announce a strategic partnership as he kicked off a series of diplomatic meetings ahead of the opening of the Asian Games on Saturday

The meeting at a Chinese state guesthouse kicked off a series of diplomatic meetings ahead of Saturday night's opening of the Asian Games sports competition in the city of Hangzhou.

Assad's visit parallels in some ways that of Russian President Vladimir Putin last year for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter. Both leaders are virtual pariahs in the West but welcomed by China as it tries to expand its global influence and promote an alternative to the U.S.-led international order.

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