Source: Bloomberg

As the British -British launching an air strike from the Houthi armed forces supported by Iran, China was standing stand by.

This is not because this is not much interesting to the world's second largest economy: about half of China's crude oil imports come from the Middle East, exporting to the European Union is more than the United States.Bloomberg Industry Studies said that the Shanghai container freight index rose to the highest level since September 2022, reflecting the additional costs brought by ships that ships may need to bypass Africa.

But from the perspective of Chinese President Xi Jinping, these costs are not as high as higher than the risks and the benefits of standing idly by.He can make a wall view, let the United States and his allies fight Hassas forces. While stirring anti -American emotions in some parts of the Middle East, it will shape the image of his neutral arbitrator.

"China does not think what benefits can be brought to," Jennifer Welch, chief geopolitical analyst of Bloomberg Economic Research, pointed out."This is similar to their attitude towards the Russian and U -Wars. They call for peace, but they refuse to condemn Russia or open their distances, or make substantial contributions to promoting peace."

Asian shipping stocks rose on Friday, and the United States and Britain's targets of Yemen cracked down, and the Horse Army warned that it would respond strongly.The Hussean armed forces began to attack Hamas in November last year in the Red Sea.

Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Mao Ning said on Friday that China was worried about the intense upgrade of the Red Sea, but he had not made any action on any action.

"I hope that all parties can play a constructive and responsible role in maintaining the security and stability of the Red Sea areas, which is in line with the common interests of the international community," she said.

In the past year, Xi Jinping has strengthened his contact with the Middle East with a view to winning the reputation of global politicians.In March last year, he still had doubts about the role of reconciliation between Iran and Saudi Arabia, although Beijing had played a role in it.

According to people familiar with the matter, in recent weeks, more and more Middle East countries have called on China to use its regional influence to prevent the outbreak of wars.But whether it is persuading the Horse armed forces or its increasingly important oil supply country in Iran, China is facing limitation.

"China's power in the Gulf area is very limited, and of course it is not willing to be involved in greater conflicts," said William Figueroa, a assistant professor of China and the Middle East, "the University of Grogonen, the University of Grogonen, the Netherlands."More strong condemnation may anger its allies in Tehran, and there will be no effect."

Some people in China also think that the attack of Hussersen's armed in the Red Sea is beneficial to China.

Xiao Yunhua, a professor of the National Liberation Army National Defense University, stated on the social media platform in December that "to some extent, Husseng helped us in China."

He pointed out that the threat of the Houthi armed forces on the safety of international routes represents an opportunity to double invest in railways from Asia to Europe."Our international strategy is to break the hegemony of the United States, weaken the United States' right power, and promote global polarization."

Because the Houthi armed forces threatened and attacked the ships to Israel, the container shipping giant China Ocean Shipping Group stopped transporting goods to Israel.Bloomberg News reported on Thursday that at least five vessels of the Red Sea were "ingenious", indicating that they were related to China to avoid being attacked.

Wang Huiyao, the founder of global think tank, said that China hopes to deal with the tension of the Middle East, including the Houthi armed attack with a global perspective.

"The root cause lies in Israel's offense against Gaza," he said."We need to look at this as a whole, not just looking at it."