Syria’s Assad seeks China support in historic trip
China's invitation to Bashar Assad comes as the Asian superpower cautiously proceeds to solidify its influence in the Middle East.
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with Turkey's Halk TV in Damascus, in this handout photograph distributed by Syria's national news agency SANA on October 4, 2013.(photo credit: REUTERS/SANA/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMANUpdated:
