BMH If ever there was doubt about the Biden Admin's incompetence in Foreign Affairs, this should remove all doubt

Actually, NO. Your assessment is such it reveals you need some seasoning and reading in the area.

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NatSec Daily spoke to foreign officials and experts to gauge their reactions. An official from the Indo-Pacific, granted anonymity to discuss their government’s own assessment, told NatSec Daily there is a strong belief that China will get angry about increasing transport costs and work to stop the missile attacks.

Others agree.

ANITA KELLOGG, a National Defense University professor who focuses on Chinese economic statecraft, said there’s validity in pushing China to pressure Iran to then lean on the Houthis. China has many investments in Egyptian ports, which are currently emptied as commercial ships navigate away from the Red Sea. “They’re losing a lot of money,” Kellogg said of Beijing.

China has shown a desire to broker deals in the Middle East. Early last year, it worked with Saudi Arabia and Iran — long-time regional adversaries — to restore relations between them. Beijing could see advantages in building a reputation as a protector of global commerce, especially while its own economy is reeling.

Kellogg said she was “skeptical” China could pull this off, as it would pose a potentially bigger diplomatic test for the country in the Middle East. But “it could happen for sure,” she continued. “I wouldn’t rule it out.”

Others would.

“If China is really determined to stop Houthi attacks, it will have to talk to Iran, but even there it’s not at all clear Tehran exercises that kind of control over their Yemeni ally,” said BILAL SAAB, who leads the defense program at the Middle East Institute. “There’s a difference between influence and control. Iran has the former but probably not the latter.”
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Knee jerk partisan responses is not what is needed when evaluating foreign affairs.

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