China has been reluctant to directly condemn the Houthis or publicly link them to Iran, but it has repeatedly voiced its disapproval, calling on all parties to

China has been reluctant to directly condemn the Houthis or publicly link them to Iran, but it has repeatedly voiced its disapproval, calling on all parties to respect the freedom of navigation and “stop attacking and disturbing civilian ships”. In January, the Chinese media outlet Global Times reported that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi had said, “China has been making active efforts to ease the tension in the Red Sea.” Then a Reuters article claimed that China had communicated a vague but threatening statement to the Iranians: If Chinese vessels or economic interests were to be impacted by the Houthi attacks, it could harm Sino-Iranian business relations. The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied the report, but Islamic Republican, an official Iranian newspaper, published an article criticising the “selfish demand” of the Chinese, claiming that China showed a willingness to “help the Zionist regime” and advised it not to “extend your legs beyond your own carpet”. (In other words, stay out of it.) The US keeps demanding China throw its weight behind getting the US and its allies out of the geopolitical quagmires we eagerly jumped into (and claimed we'd solve no problem, e.g. "Houthis FAFO"). It's getting pretty sad. Maybe the United States could use its leverage with Israel to enforce the UN Security Council resolution all members including the US and China voted for? Stop flooding our weapons into the illegal war destabilizing the region? But no. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/3/6/china-does-not-have-the-leverage-to-end-the-red-sea-crisis-the-us-does https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/3/6/china-does-not-h...