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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">RUDN Journal of Political Science</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">RUDN Journal of Political Science</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Политология</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-1438</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2313-1446</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">20974</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-1438-2019-21-1-56-65</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>POLITICAL PROCESSES IN CONTEMPORARY WORLD</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ПОЛИТИЧЕСКИЕ ПРОЦЕССЫ В СОВРЕМЕННОМ МИРЕ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">CHINA’S INVOLVEMENT IN THE SYRIAN CRISIS AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF ITS NEUTRAL STANCE IN THE WAR</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>УЧАСТИЕ КНР В СИРИЙСКОМ КРИЗИСЕ И ПОСЛЕДСТВИЯ ЕЕ НЕЙТРАЛЬНОЙ ПОЗИЦИИ</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Zreik</surname><given-names>Mohamad</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Зрейк</surname><given-names>Мохамад</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en">PhD Student, Central China Normal University</bio><bio xml:lang="ru">аспирант Классического университета центрального Китая</bio><email>mohamadzreik@hotmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Central China Normal University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Классический университет центрального Китая</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2019-12-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>12</month><year>2019</year></pub-date><volume>21</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">VOL 21, NO1 (2019)</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">ТОМ 21, №1 (2019)</issue-title><fpage>56</fpage><lpage>65</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2019-04-18"><day>18</day><month>04</month><year>2019</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2019, Zreik M.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2019, Зрейк М.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2019</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Zreik M.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Зрейк М.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/political-science/article/view/20974">https://journals.rudn.ru/political-science/article/view/20974</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en">China today is a powerful state and an influential player in the global arena, as was demonstrated during the Syrian crisis, when China took a counterposition to the United States’ stance in Syria and supported the Assad regime. Beijing put a veto on the international resolutions related to the Syrian crisis and abstained from voting, as it did in the past when dealing with the crises in the region. In a move that marked a new page in China’s foreign policy, Beijing backed what was known as the sixpoint plan, calling for a ceasefire and settlement of the crisis through internal dialogue and proclaiming the inviolability of Syrian national sovereignty. In a subsequent move, China sent its envoy Li Huaqing (former Chinese ambassador to Syria) to Damascus to encourage the initiation of a dialogue between government forces and opposition. Following that, China sent Assistant Foreign Minister Zhang Ming (who had previously visited Egypt, Saudi Arabia and France) to the region to discuss ways of approaching the Syrian crisis. For the first time in its modern history, China renounced its policy of non-interference in crises outside its direct interests and immediate geopolitical space. The following paper will focus on China’s stance in the Syrian crisis (supporting its peaceful settlement and keeping equal distance from all the parties in the conflict) and the future of Sino-Syrian relations based on the common history of the two countries.</abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru">Современный Китай - мощное государство и влиятельный игрок на мировой арене, как это было продемонстрировано во время сирийского кризиса, когда Китай занял позицию, противоположную США и поддержал режим Б. Асада. Пекин наложил вето на международные резолюции, связанные с сирийским кризисом, и воздержался при голосовании, как не раз было в прошлом при урегулировании кризисов в регионе. В ходе движения, которое ознаменовало новую страницу во внешней политике Китая, Пекин поддержал так называемый план из шести пунктов, призывающий к прекращению огня и урегулированию кризиса посредством внутреннего диалога и провозглашающий нерушимость сирийского национального суверенитета. В качестве следующего шага Китай направил своего посланника Ли Хуацина (бывшего посла Китая в Сирии) в Дамаск, чтобы стимулировать начало диалога между правительственными силами и оппозицией. После этого Китай направил в регион помощника министра иностранных дел Чжан Мина (который ранее посетил Египет, Саудовскую Аравию и Францию) для обсуждения путей решения сирийского кризиса. Впервые в своей новейшей истории Китай отказался от политики невмешательства в кризисы вне своих прямых интересов и непосредственного геополитического пространства. Настоящая статья посвящена анализу позиции Китая в сирийском кризисе (поддержка его мирного урегулирования и сохранение равной дистанции от всех сторон конфликта) и будущему китайско-сирийских отношений на основе общей истории двух стран.</trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>China</kwd><kwd>Syria</kwd><kwd>Syrian Crisis</kwd><kwd>Chinese foreign policy</kwd><kwd>Middle East</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Китай</kwd><kwd>Сирия</kwd><kwd>сирийский кризис</kwd><kwd>китайская внешняя политика</kwd><kwd>Ближний Восток</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Arabs and China. Amman (Arab Thought Forum). 1987: 27.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B2"><label>2.</label><mixed-citation>Bingbing Wu. China and The Persian Gulf: Implications for the United States. 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