China on Tuesday reiterated that the future of Syria should be decided by the Syrian people, saying "all sides in the country have to work for reaching a solution to the situation through dialogue and peaceful consultation." "The international community's movements regarding Syria should help encourage the Syrian government to execute the reform program," Xinhua News Agency quoted the Spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Ma Zhaoxu as saying. He added the international community has to encourage all sides for a constructive participation in a tolerant political track with a Syrian initiative to push the situation in the country towards stability as soon as possible.