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Syrians restore a shop in the Bab al-Nasr area in old city of Aleppo on April 22, 2018.
Chinese auto companies Geely and Changan have reportedly partnered with Syrian car manufacturer Mallouk & Co, and its manufacturing plant in Homs is set to produce both brands of cars.
“It serves (China’s) interest to first enter Syria economically, and be seen as contributing to the overall economy,” said Bonnie Glaser, a senior Asia advisor at a Washington-based think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies.
“This can create greater, sort of more positive sentiments and attitudes toward China. Ultimately, that could translate to more Chinese influence in the region,” she added.
On top of that, Beijing is likely to leverage a role in Syria’s reconstruction to advance its Belt and Road Initiative, Saltskog said.
Syria could become a crucial player in the initiative — a multi-billion dollar investment scheme that aims to create a vast global infrastructure network connected to China.
For one, Syria’s Tartus port is a likely point of interest to China, experts said. In fact, a 2018 statement from the Chinese embassy in Damascus affirmed the importance of the port for economic development.
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