<span style="color: #222222;">China today hit back at the US for criticising its blocking of a UN Security Council resolution over civilian aid for Syria.<br />''<br />''Beijing also accused Washington of politicising humanitarian issues.<br />''<br />''On Saturday US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described as shameful Russia and China blocking the UN resolution, which would have extended for a year cross-border humanitarian aid to 4 million Syrians.<br />''<br />''China reacted today, saying it voted on the basis of right and wrong.<br />''<br />''Humanitarian aid currently flows into Syria through UN-designated checkpoints in Turkey and Iraq without the formal permission of the regime in Damascus, but that authority is due to expire on January 10.<br />''<br />''Germany, Belgium and Kuwait presented a resolution extending that authority for a year, winning the support of 13 council members but drawing the vetoes of Russia and China.</span><br />