China urges peace and stability in Syria

BEIJING, Jan. 31 (People's Daily Online) -- A Foreign Ministry spokesman on Thursday urged maintaining regional peace and stability following an Israeli airstrike that hit Syria on Wednesday.

Spokesman Hong Lei made the remarks in a regular press release.

Israeli warplanes evaded radar and bombed a military research facility in the suburbs of the Syrian capital of Damascus on Wednesday, the general command of the Syrian military said in a statement.

Hong said China hopes relevant parties will avoid making any moves that may escalate the current tension in Syria.

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