China has always supported the United Nations' endeavor to dispose of Syria's chemical weapons stockpile, and it will, along with the international community, continue to give assistance within its capacity, said an opinion article in People's Daily on Tuesday.

With Russia's proposal of "chemical weapons for peace" a glimmer of hope for a political resolution to the Syria crisis emerged. Now that the framework of an agreement for destroying Syria's chemical weapons has been agreed upon, the task will be carried out in the safest way and within the shortest time.

In September, the UN Security Council and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons separately passed resolutions and plans demanding Syria's chemical weapons stockpile be destroyed before June 2014.