Xie Xiaoyan (L), Special Envoy of the Chinese Government on the Syrian Issue, is interviewed by Xinhua News Agency after meeting with UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura in Geneva, Switzerland, on Jan. 6, 2017. Special Envoy of the Chinese Government on the Syrian Issue Xie Xiaoyan on Friday said that both the UN and China welcome the upcoming Astana talks, with the hope that the talks will bear some fruit for the political process of the war-torn country. (Xinhua/Xu Jinquan)









