A Mediterranean Battlefield - Syria

[Magda Hassan]

Beijing and Damascus have agreed that the Chinese military will provide humanitarian aid to Syria, a high-ranking People's Liberation Army officer said, adding that the training of Syrian personnel by Chinese instructors has also been discussed.
Director of the Office for International Military Cooperation of China's Central Military Commission, Guan Youfei, arrived in Damascus on Tuesday for talks with Syrian Defense Minister Fahad Jassim al-Freij, Chinese Xinhua news agency reported.
During the negotiation, Guan noted China's consistent diplomatic efforts to find a political solution to the Syrian crisis, adding that Beijing is now seeking closer military ties with Damascus.
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China has been operating in Syria alongside Russia and Iran in a "discreet manner" but now the time has come to "openly" step up anti-terrorist efforts, believes political analyst Roula Talj.

https://www.rt.com/news/356161-china-syr...-training/

I wonder if this is in response to those Neocons who were lining up to tell Hillary to bomb Syrian targets with stand-off weapons when she becomes president? It will make it harder to do that if Chinese military trainers and aid suppliers are embedded in the country along with the Russians too.

It will certainly throw a spanner in their works.

I was listening to the radio today and heard that the US is 'disappointed' that Russia is using the Iranian bases to launch their anti ISIS air raids. Now why would any one be 'disappointed' in that?