According to Press TV in a statement published on the website of the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday 29 August, the Chinese Foreign Minister warned that military actions in Syria will worsen the situation in the Middle East. He added that political solution is the only way out of the Syrian crisis.

The statement called all sides for calm and said China is against the use of chemical weapons but more time needed for the UN inspectors to declare their findings. Meanwhile Syrian Prime Minister accused the West and said they want to turn Syria into a second Iraq and chemical weapons issue is their only excuse. Syria is involved in a war against armed terrorists sponsored by western powers and their allies in the region like Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.