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Since Hamas launched a raid on Israel on October 7 last year, codenamed "Al-Aqsa flood", a new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict has officially erupted.
In the blink of an eye, the conflict has been going on for more than three months.
The Gaza Strip was bombed
According to Xinhua News Agency, citing statistics from local Palestinian media, the casualty toll in Gaza has soared to 25,000 under the continuous bombardment of the Israel Defense Forces.
Because of the protracted nature of the conflict, so are its spillover effects. The "Red Sea waterway security crisis" triggered by Yemen's Houthi rebels is the result of the spillover from the conflict.
Houthi raids on ships in the Red Sea waterway
However, just when the United States, Britain and other countries were fighting with the Houthis, some Western media suddenly popped up, claiming that the "real winner" behind this conflict was actually China!
What's going on here?
Fluctuating situation
Ever since the Houthis forcibly seized the Nikyu-operated Galaxy Leader on November 19 last year, the security crisis in the Red Sea shipping lanes has been a source of concern for shipping companies around the world.
Especially after the Houthi spokesman publicly announced that they would launch raids on ships controlled by the United States and its allies, this major global shipping route has become a "dark channel" for international shipping companies in the Western bloc.
The crisis in the Red Sea shipping lanes is a cause for concern
At the end of last year, due to the inability to guarantee the safety of the passage of the Red Sea waterway, the international shipping giant Maersk had no choice but to announce the suspension of the use of the waterway, and then trade cargo ships will detour.
However, this will bring huge losses to the world of Western capital.
Houthis
In this case, the United States and Great Britain could not sit still. On January 12, local time, the United States and the United Kingdom jointly launched a raid on the Houthi military base entrenched in Yemen.
In the following ten days, the United States and Britain launched a total of eight raids against the Houthis, and in an instant, several important towns in Yemen were reduced to a sea of fire, and the already extremely unstable situation in the Middle East began to fluctuate violently.
The United States and Britain bombed Yemen again
According to media reports such as CNN and BBC, on the night of January 22 local time, the U.S. military and the British army carried out a new round of strikes against the Houthis in Yemen.
This is the eighth surprise attack launched by the United States and Britain against the Houthis since January 12, and it is also called "the largest raid" by the Pentagon.
American warplanes take off from aircraft carriers
The targets of this attack are mainly the underground storage facilities of the Houthis, missiles and other military equipment.
Under the heavy bombardment of many warplanes of the United States and Britain, the night sky of Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, and other provinces was once again ignited by raging flames.
Yemen was bombed by US military aircraft
The Houthis also responded to the U.S.-British raids: Mohammed Bukahati, a member of the Politburo, issued a statement saying that no matter how the U.S. and Britain bomb Yemen, Yemen's military campaign against Israel will continue until the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip stops.
American and British fighters prepare to take off
Some international experts are also concerned about the continuous bombing of Yemen by the United States and Britain to combat the Houthis, and they believe that this kind of "countering violence with violence" will not fundamentally solve the problems caused by the current chaos in the Middle East, and may also trigger a more serious geopolitical crisis.
At this time, the Western media suddenly pointed the finger at China.
The strategic role of the Belt and Road Initiative
According to the Global Times: On January 20, local time, the U.S. "Foreign Policy" website published an article written by Parag Connor, a well-known expert in the field of geostrategic economics, titled "The Red Sea Crisis Proves that China is in the Leading Position".
In this article, we focus on the security of shipping caused by the crisis in the Red Sea lanes triggered by the Houthis, which will force a certain shift in trade routes between Europe and Asia.
The Red Sea shipping lanes were contained
At this time, the choice of other routes has become the focus of consideration in the international trade market.
And if the security crisis of the Red Sea shipping lanes continues, making it difficult to use the Suez Canal in the Red Sea region for a short time, then the "Belt and Road" international trade route created by China's envoy may become the first choice for Eurasian countries.
An article was published on the website of the American newspaper "Foreign Policy".
After all, the "Belt and Road" has completed several stages of trade cooperation with many Eurasian countries, and the "China-Europe Express" connecting China and Europe will also greatly increase the transportation volume.
By that time, there will be a significant increase in international trade for the countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative, and China, which plans to deploy this strategy, will also become the "biggest winner" of this conflict.
China-Europe trains
However, the Western world, which in recent years has seen China's rise as the greatest challenge, may not want to see such a scenario.
Therefore, it remains to be seen how the situation will develop in the future.
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The Red Sea crisis proves that the Belt and Road Initiative is of great significance to the world – Global Times
Editorial: The fair words of aesthetic scholars for the "Belt and Road" are intriguing-Global Network
The United States and Britain once again attacked the Houthi target in Yemen - China Youth Network
A new round of strikes! The United States and Britain have once again carried out air strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen -- straight news
The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has killed more than 25,000 people in Gaza! US intelligence agency: Hamas's casualties are still far from reaching Israel's goal - Finance Associated Press