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China and Djibouti call for open Red Sea shipping lanes

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China and Djibouti have issued a joint statement emphasizing the importance of freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. The communique, released after a meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Djiboutian counterpart Abdoulkader Houssein Omar in Beijing, calls for the unobstructed and secure operation of international shipping lanes. China expressed support for Red Sea coastal states in protecting regional interests and ensuring safe passage for merchant vessels. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Carol Yang ·

    China urges opening Bab al-Mandeb in first joint statement with regional nation

    China backs “constructive efforts” to ensure international shipping lanes are safe and open, a communique jointly issued with Djibouti said, marking Beijing’s first formal statement with a Red Sea nation on containing the fallout from the US-Iran war. Chinese analysts said the si…

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