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To be a true Mid-East peacemaker, China needs to walk the talk
As a major global power with big stakes in the region’s stability, China remains reluctant to do more than offer supportive statements on the Gaza war.
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A boat carrying Houthi fighters sails off the Al-Salif port on the Red Sea in the province of Hodeidah, Yemen, on Dec 5, 2023.
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BEIJING - How far will China go to support its rising profile as a player in the Middle East? A telling response has been its reaction to a recent overture by the United States to China to join a multinational task force to protect shipping in the Red Sea, a move that would have been a rare example of US-China naval cooperation.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised the suggestion with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi following attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen
