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Top diplomat Wang Yi meets new Syrian counterpart in Beijing

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China is moving to normalize relations with Syria’s transitional government – with strings attached.
On November 17, top diplomat Wang Yi met his new Syrian counterpart, Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, in Beijing.

This was al-Shaibani's first visit to China since the Syrian transitional government took ...