China - Georgia's strategic partner – has met the16th anniversary of the Russia-Georgia 2008 war with silence.

Georgia's partner states began issuing supportive statements from August 7 - 16 years ago on this day the Russian Federation launched a full-scale invasion of Georgia.

The President of Georgia also received a letter from his American counterpart. However, Beijing, which Georgian government propaganda declares as the main "strategic partner" amid extremely strained relations with the West, has not made any comments so far.

Consequently, the Accent interested in the strategic partner's position on the gravest events that claimed the lives 170 employees of the Georgian Ministry of Defense, 14 employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and 228 civilians. The total number of wounded and injured civilians and military personnel is estimated at 2,232. The Accent contacted the Chinese Embassy, which left the media outlet's question unanswered.

This is not the first time when China prefers to remain silent on issues( including those related to Russia) important to Georgia.

The Russian occupation of the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali continues to this day.