Al-Assad visits China's Great Wall

Originally published June 23, 2004

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and his wife on Tuesday visited The Great Wall of China, one of the greatest wonders of the world. He registered a word in the visitors book in which he voiced admiration of this great edifice.

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