In a report on the "Al-Monitor" website about the visit, it was stated that the new step in relations between the Syrian regime and China "is not worth the paper it is written on", adding that so far, no Chinese-funded projects have been announced since the Syrian regime joined the "Belt and Road" initiative in January 2022, which indicates that China still does not see Syria as a safe place to invest, according to what was reported on the news site Suria TV.

The Syrian regime "is far from being an ideal diplomatic or economic partner because the regime lacks stability and returns on investments and because it is simply enthusiastic about tightening relations with China.

Since 2017, Russia and the Syrian regime have been courting China to invest in the reconstruction of Syria, given that this would facilitate the rehabilitation and stabilization of sectors that Moscow now controls.

Regarding "strategic partnership", the report states that Syria is the latest country to join more than 10 other countries establishing strategic partnerships with China. However, there was no mention of concrete deals or projects financed by China in Syria.

He added, "This strategic partnership is far from a partnership based on commitment. Rather, it is about potential promises of future cooperation on China's terms," pointing out that this is not unusual in China's relations with countries in the region, as China has invested only a very small amount of money from The 400 billion dollars she promised to invest in Iran in an agreement signed in 2021 for a period of 25 years.