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Syria and China Launch $500M Smart Industrial Cities Platform

By Drooid · Oct 1, 2026, 11:47 PM UTC · How we work

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Syria and China launched the Syrian International Smart Industrial Cities platform in June 2026.
The platform includes five Hassia Industrial City projects worth about $500 million, covering steel rolling, ceramics, construction materials, asphalt, and stone quarry.
China exported $669.9 million to Syria in the first half of 2026, matching Syrian imports from China.
Chambers of Commerce and the Syrian-Chinese Business Council signed an MOU in July 2026 to boost trade, data exchange, technology transfer.

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Story summary

Syria and China launched the Syrian International Smart Industrial Cities platform in June 2026.
The platform includes five Hassia Industrial City projects worth about $500 million, covering steel rolling, ceramics, construction materials, asphalt, and stone quarry.
China exported $669.9 million to Syria in the first half of 2026, matching Syrian imports from China.
Chambers of Commerce and the Syrian-Chinese Business Council signed an MOU in July 2026 to boost trade, data exchange, technology transfer.