China–Syria relations

Chinese–Syrian relations

China

Syria
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of China in DamascusEmbassy of Syria in Beijing
Envoy
Ambassador Shi Hongwei and Special Envoy on the Middle East Zhai JunAmbassador Mohammad Hassaneh Khalil Haddam

China–Syria relations are foreign relations between China and Syria. The nationalist government of China recognized Syria in 1946. Diplomatic relations between both countries were established on 1 August 1956. China has an embassy in Damascus and Syria has an embassy in Beijing, the two governments generally maintaining a friendly political and economic relationship for the last several decades, which continues to endure despite the Syrian civil war.