{"id":7138,"date":"2011-10-15T11:03:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-15T11:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/odf-syria.org\/?p=7138"},"modified":"2025-09-05T14:49:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T14:49:04","slug":"beijing-ribal-al-assad-delivers-lecture-on-arab-spring-at-china-foreign-affairs-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/odf-syria.org\/tr\/beijing-ribal-al-assad-delivers-lecture-on-arab-spring-at-china-foreign-affairs-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Beijing: Ribal Al-Assad delivers lecture on Arab Spring at China Foreign Affairs University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week, Ribal Al-Assad, the Director of the ODFS, delivered a lecture on the Arab Spring at the China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing. Ribal was invited and hosted by the Vice-President of the University, Professor Dr Zhu Liqun, who is also the Secretary-General of the China National Association for International Studies. The University is China&#8217;s leading institution for international affairs and the training of diplomats. The lecture was well received by the audience of students and was followed by a comprehensive Q and A Session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on the Lecture, Ribal, said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I was delighted and honoured to meet with Vice President Professor Dr Zhu Liqun and to deliver the lecture on the Arab Spring. We had an excellent exchange of views.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"4489\" src=\"https:\/\/odf-syria.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/321x.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/odf-syria.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/321x.jpg 800w, https:\/\/odf-syria.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/321x-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/odf-syria.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/321x-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/odf-syria.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/321x-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"4636\" src=\"https:\/\/odf-syria.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/323x.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/odf-syria.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/323x.jpg 800w, https:\/\/odf-syria.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/323x-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/odf-syria.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/323x-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/odf-syria.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/323x-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"4545\" src=\"https:\/\/odf-syria.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/324x.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/odf-syria.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/324x.jpg 800w, https:\/\/odf-syria.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/324x-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/odf-syria.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/324x-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/odf-syria.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/324x-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, Ribal Al-Assad, the Director of the ODFS, delivered a lecture on the Arab Spring at the China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing. Ribal was invited and hosted by the Vice-President of the University, Professor Dr Zhu Liqun, who is also the Secretary-General of the China National Association for International Studies. 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