Without overtly naming any names, China has waved the finger at Israel for their airstrike on an alleged Syrian weapons site this past Friday.
In a formal briefing, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying spoke on the country's hands-off approach towards the Syrian civil war, and alluded to the fact that other countries should follow suit.
"We oppose the use of military force and believe any country's sovereignty should be respected," Chunying announced. "China also calls on all parties to protect regional peace and stability, maintain restraint and avoid taking any actions that would escalate tensions."
China's statement came two days after Israeli soldiers bombed a warehouse on the outskirts of Damascus, where they suspected the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah was making weapons.
This was the second airstrike Israel deployed on Syria in the span of three days.
The announcement was also made just as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began a five-day trip to China.
According to Israel's YNetNews, Russia has also said they are growing concerned with the possibility of international military intervention in Syria-they called the recent air strikes a source of "particular alarm."
"We are seriously concerned by the signs of preparation of global public opinion for possible armed intervention in the long-running internal conflict in Syria," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Alexander Lukashevich said, in a recent statement issued by the Russian government.
When Syrian opposition groups first began protesting the Assad regime during the Arab Spring in 2011, China and Russia were both expected to bring military aid to the Middle Eastern country, given their ally statuses.
But as the situation worsens daily in Damascus, countries are ditching any inklings they may have had in the beginning to put boots on the ground.
President Obama spoke on American involvement in Syria during his tour of South America. In an interview with Reuters from Costa Rica, Mr. Obama confirmed that he does not see any immediate situation where American soldiers will be deployed to Syria for aid.
"I cannot see a scenario in which the Syrian people would benefit from American boots on the ground," he said. "We will continue to provide humanitarian aid, provide non-lethal aid, work to help the opposition coordinate international efforts to end the bloodshed...and move on to a peaceful transition."
