China advises citizens to avoid Syria, danger zones

China's Foreign Ministry on Friday advised citizens to avoid traveling to Syria and other danger zones worldwide.

Media reports said that a young Chinese man has become the first citizen of his country known to have traveled to Syria to fight with the Kurdish militants against Daesh.

In her regular Press Conference, spokeswoman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry Hua Chunying said the ministry is following related reports but had no knowledge of his situation.

She added that the foreign ministry has repeatedly put up safety warnings on its consular services websites, reminding Chinese citizens to avoid heading to Syria and other high-risk areas.

We hope that Chinese citizens can closely pay attention to these safety warnings and the safety situation of the areas they are visiting and avoid going to high-risk areas, the spokesman said.

Pan Yang told the BBC's Chinese language site last week that he was fighting with a Kurdish militia called the People's Protection Units.

Sources: MENA