BEIJING, Sha'ban 7, 1435, Jun 5, 2014, SPA -- China offered $16 million in humanitarian assistance Thursday for refugees from the conflict in Syria, AP reported. The assistance will go to displaced Syrians sheltering in neighboring countries, including Jordan and Lebanon, President Xi Jinping was quoted as saying by the official Xinhua News Agency. Xi made the aid announcement in remarks to Arab delegates to the sixth ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum in Beijing, an event underscoring China's burgeoning ties with the region. --SPA 12:04 LOCAL TIME 09:04 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w