Chinese President Xi Jinping is staying away from the Red Sea war despite trade risks from Houthi attacks on commercial shipping. The agency writes about this Bloomberg.
The article said, “While the US and UK launch airstrikes to prevent Iran-backed Houthi rebels from attacking ships in the Red Sea, China is again happily sitting on the sidelines.”
The agency’s analyst believes that the losses for the Chinese leader are not yet high enough to outweigh the risks of intervention and the benefits of inaction. Xi Jinping may expect and allow the United States and its allies to fight against the Houthis, fueling anti-American sentiment in parts of the Middle East while “at the same time presenting itself as a neutral mediator and keeping most of its forces ready to fight in Taiwan or Southern China,” he said. emphasizes material.
Previously, Michael Mulroy, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East in the name The Pentagon is preparing to expand the conflicts in the Middle East within the scope of the operation against the Houthis.
On the night of January 12, the USA and the UK attacked more than 60 targets in 16 targets belonging to the Houthi Ansarullah movement in Yemen.
Previously USA accused Iran is preparing for Houthis’ attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea.