why did china veto syria
China had publicly remained silent in the lead-up to the vote. The Syrian opposition National Coalition called the vetoes a disgrace. US envoy Samantha Power said that because of Russia and China's decision to back the Syrian regime no matter what it does, the Syrian people will not see justice.
Russia and China's fears of instability, investment losses and Muslim extremists are behind UN Security Council Resolution veto on Syria. By Dr. Amiel Ungar. First Publish: 2/4/2012, 11:38 PM. After laborious negotiations behind the scenes to achieve consensus on a UN Security Council resolution on Syria failed, the. threw up its hands and essentially put the Arab peace plan to the vote.