2024-03-24 22:55:02
In the early morning of March 23 local time, the Iran-backed Houthi armed forces launched five missiles and attacked the “Huangpu” oil tanker owned and operated by China. Subsequently, the USS Carney destroyer engaged the Houthi armed drones. The picture shows the Carney passing through the Suez Canal on October 18, 2023. (Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Defense)
[The Epoch Times, March 25, 2024](Epoch Times reporter Li Jing reported) The Chinese-owned and operated oil tanker “Huangpu” was attacked by multiple missiles launched by Yemen’s Houthi armed forces on Saturday (23rd), but the CCP The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not expressed its position on this, but Hu Xijin, the former editor-in-chief of the Global Times, has spoken out about “clearing ground” for the Houthi armed forces, triggering heated discussions among netizens.
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) issued a statement on the social media platform Four anti-ship ballistic missiles were launched. At 4:25 pm, the Houthi armed forces launched a fifth missile and hit the “Huangpu”.
The U.S. military stated in a statement that the tanker “Huangpu” sent a distress signal but did not request assistance. The statement said that although the Houthis had previously stated that they would not attack Chinese ships, they still attacked the oil tanker “Huangpu”.
In the morning local time, the USS Carney and other warships engaged six drones of the Houthi armed forces in the southern Red Sea. Five of them crashed into the Red Sea and one flew to the inland areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthi armed forces. .
The U.S. military said the drones posed an imminent threat to U.S. and coalition forces and commercial ships in the area. These actions are taken to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer.
The Epoch Times reporter noted that so far, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China has not responded to the attack on Chinese merchant ships by the Houthi armed forces in Yemen.
Although the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China did not come forward to express its position, Hu Xijin, the former editor-in-chief of the Chinese Communist Party’s official media “Global Times”, spoke out to “defend” the Houthi armed forces’ attack on Chinese merchant ships.
Hu Xijin posted on Weibo on the 24th that Yemen’s Houthi armed forces attacked the Chinese-operated oil tanker “Huangpu” with missiles on Saturday. Lao Hu personally believes that it cannot be ruled out that the Houthis armed forces “made a mistake.”
Hu Xijin believes, “I think it is impossible for China (CCP) to adopt the same attitude towards the Houthis as the United States and Britain. Our relevant policies will definitely be coordinated with the overall attitude towards the Gaza issue and take into account the feelings of most Arab countries.”
He also mentioned that “the Houthis reiterated just a few days ago that they will not attack Chinese and Russian ships passing through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.”
Hu Xijin’s defense of the Houthis triggered ridicule from netizens.
“Little Fatty’s Butler”: What is the relationship between Hu Duijin and Hu Sai? You will know if you made a mistake. “Han Ma Nei Feng Ti Yi Han”: Lao Hu wants to say, those pirates are with us? So it was a typo.
“A special one”: It walked on the road without incident and was slapped twice by the bad guy. Then it smiled slightly and said: It must have hit the wrong person. If Ah Q were still alive, he would feel inferior to him.
“See through your disguise”: What is this called? Can it be classified into the general category of “lifting that (rock) and smashing that (own foot)”?
“Flying 1999”: Why didn’t our official media report it? What about the Imperial fleet escorting the nearby Gulf of Aden?
The Epoch Times reporter checked the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China and found that no regular press conference was held on the day of the attack on March 23 or on the 24th. However, regular press conferences were held for five consecutive days from March 18 to 22.
At a regular press conference held by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China on March 22, there was no direct response to the question that “China and the Yemeni Houthis have reached an agreement on the unblocked passage of ships in the Red Sea.” Instead, they asked all parties concerned to “jointly “Maintain the safety of waterways in the Red Sea waters” and “respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the countries bordering the Red Sea.”
(Screenshot of the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China on March 24.)
Just before March 21, Bloomberg quoted several people familiar with the matter as saying that the Houthi armed group based in Yemen had reached a deal with the CCP and Russia, promising not to attack their ships. In exchange, the CCP and Russia It is necessary to provide political support to the Houthis in the United Nations Security Council and other institutions.
In a television interview last October, Mitch McConnell, the minority leader of the U.S. Senate (Republican Party), called the Chinese Communist regime, Russia, North Korea, and Iran the new axis of evil. Iran has been instigating and supporting the Houthis in their attacks on passing ships in the Red Sea.
Since mid-November last year, the rebel group has launched more than 30 attacks in the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Many merchant ships and warships have been attacked, forcing many shipping companies around the world to avoid the Red Sea and sail around the Cape of Good Hope.
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