Beijing's security vision praised by Syrian experts

DAMASCUS－The security vision recently proposed by China as part of the Global Security Initiative is worthy of thought and respect, while US unilateralism encourages "the production of wars around the world" under various pretexts, said Syrian political experts.

Osama Danura, a political expert and former member of the Syrian government delegation to the Syria peace talks in Geneva, said the China-proposed vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security deserves respect "at both the regional and international level".

Even a small crisis can have great repercussions for most countries, since the world is interconnected. It is impossible to achieve security in one certain place without realizing security in the rest of the world, Danura said.

Referring to US policy in the region, Danura said the United States is "a force that lives on producing wars around the world and uses various pretexts in this context".

He also said the US pursues unilateralism and the country's primary goal is to seek its own hegemony with many military bases established worldwide.

Danura said continued US supremacy requires provoking conflicts, so that there will be US military intervention based on the aforementioned pretexts and orders for weapons. The US has been playing a "destructive role" in the region, especially since 2011.

He regards China's vision of security as the real guarantor of world peace and stability because it seeks cooperation and mutual respect, instead of employing internal crises in other countries.

Syrian political researcher Muhammad Omari pointed out that China's newly proposed security vision depends on the means and mechanisms of cooperation, not on unilateral control of political decisions.

US unilateralism has led to the outbreak of wars and invasions in many countries, as happened in the past, Omari stressed, adding that it left grave negative effects on Syria.

The US' illegal presence and its imposition of economic blockade hit the basic livelihoods of the Syrian people, which created humanitarian crises represented by the refugee crisis.

Omari also said the US has been impeding the progress of reaching a political solution in Syria.

'Creating chaos'

"The United States has been continuing until this moment in trying to rob it (the political solution) of the will of the Syrians, creating a state of chaos permanently, and trying to impose its dictates, whether constitutional, political or otherwise," Omari told Xinhua News Agency.

He called for real activation of international organizations such as the United Nations, and equal cooperation between states, which is "not monopolistic as the United States seeks" while stressing that the vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security "is the best to preserve the formula of international collective security".

Xinhua