TREE NEWS update: Yemen’s Houthi group said on 27 March it attacked multiple targets in Saudi Arabia, including the Saudi Ministry of Defense and Abha International Airport in the southwest, using ballistic missiles and drones. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on 28 March at a regular press briefing that China is deeply concerned about the continued regional tensions, opposes attacks on civilian targets such as civil aviation airports, and calls on relevant parties to resolve disputes through dialogue and negotiation to restore peace and stability in the Middle East as soon as possible.
China Expresses Deep Concern Over Escalating Middle East Tensions After Houthi Attacks on Saudi Targets
AI take
China's explicit condemnation of strikes on civil aviation infrastructure marks a notable hardening of its public stance, moving beyond generic calls for restraint to naming a specific category of target it considers off-limits. For energy and shipping markets, the significance lies less in the diplomacy itself than in the demonstrated reach of Houthi fire toward Saudi airports and military sites, which keeps Gulf logistics risk in focus. Whether Beijing's intervention carries weight with the parties involved, and whether attacks on civilian aviation assets continue, are the open questions worth tracking.
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