View from China: New Syria, old problem
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, formerly the leader of rebel Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), is still on the UN’s terrorism sanctions list, as is HTS. The US is pushing to change that, but China is not convinced.
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Syria's new president is set to address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) next month, and the United States is trying to make that happen. But there’s a catch.
Ahmed al-Sharaa, formerly the leader of rebel Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), still appears on the UN’s terrorism sanctions list, as does HTS. The Trump administration has launched a diplomatic push to change that, arguing that it is time to lift the decade-old designations. Some UN Security Council members agree, but China is not convinced.
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