Xi's Syria concerns. President Xi Jinping has called for an easing of tensions in the ongoing Syrian crisis and opposed the use of forceful interventions. In separate phone calls to British and Turkish leaders this week, Xi called for an investigation into the alleged chemical attack in the town of Douma by the Syrian government, days after the US and its allies struck three targets in Syria in retaliation. South China Morning Post
I think we will find it is he driving NK's process right now. I have a feeling we will see China making a lot of statements about a lot of the world they used to ignore in the next decade. They have quietly influenced African nations for over twenty years, it is getting less quiet.