Wang Yi discusses Red Sea crisis with Yemeni FM in Beijing

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi engaged in discussions regarding Red Sea tensions with Yemeni Foreign Minister Shayea Mohsen Al-Zindani in Beijing on Tuesday, attributing them to a spillover effect of the ongoing Gaza conflict.

Wang expressed China's readiness to contribute constructively to resolving the crisis. Al-Zindani, present in Beijing to participate in the 10th Ministerial Conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, joined the conversation. Wang emphasized the immediate need to halt the conflict in Gaza to avert a worsening humanitarian catastrophe.Al-Zindani expressed appreciation for China's support for Yemen's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and China's long-term assistance to Yemen's economic and social development without attaching any political conditions.