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submitted 10 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

China’s disinterest in Red Sea policing role underscores Beijing’s reluctance to back its rhetoric on Middle East peace with substantive action.

The Chinese government appears to be brushing off Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s call for Beijing to assist an international coalition in protecting commercial shipping in the Red Sea from Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militias.

Beijing signaled that it has no interest in joining the Pentagon’s Operation Prosperity Guardian , a multinational force including Canada, the United Kingdom and Bahrain, in providing security for cargo ships under threat of Houthi attack.

“We believe relevant parties, especially major countries with influence, need to play a constructive and responsible role in keeping the shipping lanes safe in the Red Sea,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Thursday in an indirect reference to U.S. military and diplomatic heft in the region.

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[-] Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world -2 points 10 months ago

A good amount of the shipping going through the Strait of Hormuz is between China and Europe. It’s only fair that China do its fair share of the lifting.

I do find it ironic that the CCP systematically opposes the country that patrols and keeps the world’s shipping lanes open for international trade. Trade which ensures the continued existence of the CCP.

[-] Ember4274@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The Houtis are targeting Israeli linked ships, not Chinese ships

That is not the strait of Hormuz, grab a map before formulating an opinion on such a complex matter

[-] Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

Why bless your heart. What a wonderfully simple world view.

To imagine that a country which is dependent upon trade shouldn’t have a stake in keeping a trade route with its second largest trading block free from attacks.

It must be blissful to be so unaware of the impact that attacks on that area will have on shipping and insurance.

You must sleep very soundly at night.

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