Originally from Hong Kong, he completed his undergraduate studies at Sciences Po Paris and is currently pursuing a Masters in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
China's motivations regarding how to deal with Syria differ from those of Russia, and constitute a new, more assertive foreign policy. However, engaging the government and its opposition on equal terms might come back to haunt China in the future.
As the heat on Iran is turned up by the US and its allies, questions are raised about the hidden factors that could be motivating such aggressive rhetoric.