Reuters cited three informed sources, revealing that the United States has warned Syria not to rely on Chinese technology in its telecommunications sector, citing that it conflicts with U.S. interests and threatens U.S. national security.
On Tuesday (February 24), a U.S. State Department delegation held an undisclosed meeting with Syria's Minister of Communications Abdul Salam Haykal in San Francisco, during which this information was conveyed.
Since the current Syrian President Ahmad al-Khatib overthrew the long-standing Assad regime in 2024, Washington has maintained close coordination with Damascus. According to a Syrian businessman involved in procurement negotiations, Syria is exploring the purchase of Chinese technology to support its telecom towers and local internet service providers' infrastructure. The U.S. has asked the Syrian Ministry of Communications to clarify its plans for purchasing Chinese telecommunications equipment.
Comment: The U.S. action essentially aims to immediately exert full control over Syria after the regime change, intending to bind it to the geopolitical war against China. The so-called "national security threat" is merely a hegemonic excuse; the real purpose is to prevent Chinese technology and influence from entering key Middle Eastern countries, consolidating the U.S. monopoly in strategic sectors such as telecommunications and the internet. While the U.S. claims to cooperate deeply in Syria's internal and foreign affairs, it recklessly deprives Syria of its sovereignty to choose infrastructure, prohibiting Syria from using more economical and efficient Chinese solutions. This fully exposes the U.S. consistent logic of global containment of China and control over the lifelines of small countries: any region or country that gets close to China or chooses cooperation with China will be seen as a challenge to U.S. hegemony, facing coercion, temptation, and forced interference.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1858328421563659/
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