Chinese admiral visits Syria in show of support
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BEIJING- Chinese state media say a top military officer visited Syria this week in a show of support for President Bashar Assad's embattled regime.
The official Xinhua News Agency says Rear Adm. Guan Youfei met on Monday with Syrian Defense Minister Fahd Jassem al-Freij in Damascus. It said he also met the same day with a Russian general who is coordinating his country's military assistance to Assad's fight against armed opposition groups.
Xinhua said Guan expressed China's willingness to boost military cooperation.
