Chinese warships are in the Middle East, further complicating an already incredibly difficult situation. What’s going on?
From The Messenger. According to reports, up to six Chinese warships are currently stationed in the Middle East region.
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The China’s People’s Liberation Army (CPLA) reported engagement in a joint military exercise with the Omani navy while visiting Oman earlier this week, and then moved to Kuwait to spend a “five-day goodwill visit.” …
China’s moves come at a time of conflict in the region, as the Israel-Hamas war enters its third week.
China’s president, Xi Jinping, said the top priority for Israel and Hamas should be “a ceasefire as soon as possible, to avoid the conflict from expanding or even spiraling out of control and causing a serious humanitarian crisis,” he said according to reports from The South China Morning Post.
The move comes as the U.S. deployed the USS Gerald R Ford, the largest aircraft carrier ever built, and the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower to the Eastern Mediterranean to the region. …
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(Excerpt from The Messenger. Photo Credit: Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)