China's special envoy to Syria, Xie Xiaoyan (C) meets with Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem (R) in Syrian capital of Damascus, on Dec. 7, 2016. Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem on Wednesday stressed the need to develop relations between Syria and China on different levels, according to state news agency SANA. (Xinhua/Ammar Safarjalani)