© XinhuaChinese embassy in Damascus
According to a report by China's state news agency, Xinhua, on Monday, the mortar shell damaged the compound's walls and shattered some windows.
The shell, which is said to have fallen about 100 meters from the embassy building, also set fire to two cars and damaged several others.
The report added that a Syrian employee suffered minor injuries in the attack.
Sources said the mortars were launched by foreign-backed militants in Syria probably from the southern suburbs of Damascus.
Following the attack, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Hong Lei, released a statement to condemn the incident.
On Thursday, a mortar shell struck the Iraqi consulate building in the same neighborhood, killing an Iraqi woman.
On September 22, three people were wounded when a mortar shell hit the Russian Embassy in central Damascus.
Syria has been gripped by deadly turmoil since 2011.
According to the United Nations, more than 100,000 people have been killed and millions displaced in the violence.
Reports indicate that Western powers and their regional allies -- especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey -- are supporting the militants operating inside the country.
It maybe that someone is thinking too hard or not thinking at all? Nah. This 'someone' is just really itching to start another war. It was already done before. Remember the Chinese Embassy bombings at the beginnings of the bloody war in Yugoslavia? How much human suffering it brought then and ever since? An ocean!
You see, the evil creatures are hungry all the time! Surprise! Got ya! www.globalresearch.ca/justifying-war-from-yugoslavia-to-syria/5350666?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=justifying-war-from-yugoslavia-to-syria