Hua Chunying, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, said on October 8, 2015 that she has not got any information about the Chinese Air Force's possible involvement in the air strike against "ISIS" in Syria.
While Russia is launching military intervention against Syria, many media, mainly the Israeli media, have published a series of sensational reports: China is preparing for military intervention in the armed conflicts.
Apparently none of these reports is based on hard facts. Russia's news agency Sputnik published an article by Kashin, expert with Russia's Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies in this regard on October 9.
These sensational reports often mention China's aircraft carrier "Liaoning" which seems to be moving towards the Syrian coast and is ready to use its own J-15 warplane there. The report by Debka, an Israeli media, is the most incredible. It said that China's aircraft carrier "Liaoning" has arrived at the Syrian coast (or entered Russia's "Tartous" Base), and that the carrier-borne aircrafts will assist Russia in the air strikes against "ISIS".
Such rumors collapse automatically. A spokesperson of China's Ministry of National Defense has said that aircraft carrier "Liaoning" is basically an experimental and training ship. As it is China's only aircraft carrier, any movement of it will draw the close attention of all major military powers and many media.
Aircraft carrier "Liaoning" has to cross the Indian Ocean and the Suez Canal in order to enter the so-called "battlefield" -- this fact itself is a piece of sensational news. "Liaoning" ship needs to be accompanied by destroyers, frigates and depot ships. But no one has seen these happening so far.
Many other media, such as a Lebanese media called Al Masdar, made more "detailed" reports. It said that China will send military advisers and technical personnel to Syria, and also quoted an Syrian insider as saying that the Chinese will arrive "in the next few weeks". However, there is no solid evidence in this regard either.
Perhaps the Syrian crisis will still last for a long time, and we have no idea when China will decide to intervene. It is completely possible that China's cautiousness will help it choose a more successful moment for its appearance on the world stage as a leader.
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