Syria strike BACKLASH: China CONDEMNS attack
and faces calls to 'stand firmly with Russia' CHINA has scolded the US, Britain and France
for bombing Syrian President Assads chemical weapons bases and has faced calls to consider
a military response. Beijing has accused Western allies of violating
Syrias territorial integrity by pummelling chemical weapons facilities with more than
100 missiles. The only way to resolve the almost decade-long
civil war ravaging the country is through diplomatic means, Chinese Foreign Ministry
spokeswoman Hua Chunying said. She said: "China has always spoken against
the use of military force in international relations and spoken for the respect of the
sovereignty of all the states, their independence and territorial integrity.
China should consider backing Syria and Russia
militarily in the wake of the missile attack, according to military expert Li Jie. Li, a Beijing-based analysts, said: In
this case, I think Beijing should stand firmly with Russia over the Syria issue. China is unlikely to send troops to Syria,
but China would be on the same page as Russia when it comes to issues like supporting the
Syrian government. Britain, France and the US launched a series
of precision missile strikes on three suspected chemical weapons sites across Syria
last night.
More than 100 Tomahawk missiles were launched
by fighters jets, warships and submarines in response to a suspected sarin gas attack
on rebels and civilians in Douma, Eastern Ghouta. In a triumphant tweet, Trump declared mission
accomplished and thanked the UK and France for "their wisdom and the power of their fine
military". Prime Minister Theresa May said the limited
and targeted missiles salvos were fired to deter Assad from using chemical weapons
in the future. Mrs May said the missile attacks were not
an attempt to topple Assads regime, but prevent further chemical attacks.
"This is not about intervening in a civil
war. It is not about regime change," May said in
a statement last. Three targets across chemical weapons facilities
Barzah, near Damascus, and Him Shinshar, based in Homs, were "successfully hit", according
to the Pentagon. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
Assad, May said, should not doubt the resolve
of Britain, France and the United States but made clear that the strike was a specific
response to the Douma attack. Russia had promised to respond to any attack
on its ally, and said on Saturday that Syrian air defences had intercepted 71 of the missiles
fired. Russian President Vladimir Putin blasted western
leaders for carrying out the attack he branded an act of aggression. Inspectors from the global chemical weapons
watchdog OPCW were due to try to visit Douma later on Saturday to inspect the site of the
suspected gas attack on April 7..
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