China Fuels Syrian War Through Iran Proxy

In fear of pro-democracy movements, the Chinese regime has prolonged the Syrian civil war.

A Syrian man carries his two girls as he walks across the rubble following a barrel bomb attack on the rebel-held neighborhood of al-Kalasa in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Sept. 17. The Chinese regime is supplying weapons to the Assad regime, through Iran. Karam al-Masri/AFP/Getty Images

While Russia has been forthright about its military support for the the Syrian government, the Chinese regime is offering similar support, but from the shadows.

China’s supply of weapons to the Syrian government is not sent directly.

Instead, the weapons are going through Iran, which alongside Russia is a primary supplier of weapons to the Assad regime.

The Chinese regime supplies 31.7 percent of arms to Iran, despite sanctions, according to The Diplomat. These shipments consist mainly of air defense systems and missiles, including its HongQi-7 surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems and Crotale R440 SAMs.

After receiving these weapons from the Chinese regime, The Diplomat reports, Iran is in turn sending a large portion of these weapons to the Assad regime, where they’re being used to crush the Syrian opposition.

A Syrian man walks past destroyed buildings in the rebel-held area of Douma, east of the capital Damascus, on July 17, 2015. ABD DOUMANY/AFP/Getty Images