China calls for calm from those involved in the Red Sea crisis after the international attack against the Houthis

The Chinese Government has asked all parties involved in the crisis that has been open for weeks in the Red Sea in its first comments after the international attack led by the United States and the United Kingdom against positions of the Houthi insurgency in Yemen following the attacks by the rebels against the commercial freighters that sailed through the area. “China expresses its concern about the increase in tension in the Red Sea and asks all those involved to remain calm and carry out a containment exercise to avoid a new worsening of the conflict,” the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requested this Friday. Chinese Foreign Affairs, Mao Ning. The spokesperson has emphasized the importance of the Red Sea route for the trade of goods and energy supplies, currently practically blocked by the attacks carried out by the Houthis in an act of solidarity, the insurgents say, with the Palestinian militias engaged. since last October 7 in a war against Israel. The Houthis have so far confirmed 73 international air attacks against the capital, Sanaa, under their control since the end of 2014, and four other regions of the country, which have so far left five dead and six injured, according to Houthi military spokesman Yahya. Sari. In the midst of this crisis, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson hopes, on behalf of the Chinese Government, “that all those involved can play a constructive and responsible role to maintain the security and stability of the Red Sea, because this corresponds to the common interest of the international community”, according to his comments collected by the state newspaper ‘Global Times’. China has a maritime action group in the Red Sea but until now it has limited its operations to the fight against piracy without participating in maneuvers to protect international cargo ships. The spokeswoman declined to answer the question of whether the United States and the United Kingdom informed Beijing of the airstrikes in advance.