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The Chinese aren't doing this because they want to help missiles get to the Houthis - they're doing it because their naval allies are being harassed by American military forces for no reason.
And aligning themselves openly with the world's #1 terror state. That's not a Panda-face look.
And the way you get invited to make lots of port calls in Bandar-e Abbas is by providing naval assistance to the Iranian government.Heh. The Iranians have already asked. Multiple times, in fact, and they already have a deal.
csis.org - China and iran major chinese gain white area warfare gulfThe terms of the agreement were not made public, but it seems to be largely economic.2 It seems to call for Chinese investment of $400 billon in Iran over a 25 year period in return for lower Iranian petroleum export prices. An earlier draft called for Chinese investment akin to some 100 projects, and the New York Times reported that they would include key infrastructure programs like airports, high-speed railways and subways, free-trade zones in Maku in northwestern Iran; projects in Abadan, where the Shatt al-Arab river flows into the Gulf, and on the island Qeshm in the Gulf. The agreement also may lead to a major Chinese investment in Iran’s petroleum sector, both to modernize existing facilities and to expend oil and gas production.Oh, you poor Iranian sots. You have no idea what you just bought.
The agreement gives China potential access to Iran’s new port and naval base at Jask, which is located outside the Gulf on Iran’s Indian Ocean coast. It counters India’s efforts to develop Iran’s port and new petroleum pipeline and oil export facilities at Chabahar, and it hinders India’s role in helping Iran create better road and railroad access to Central Asia.Note the mention of India here.
Except that the Yemeni government hasn't been able to do this. Remind me how many naval assets Yemen has?
