First it was pirates. Now it’s Yemen.

Ive early written that Somalias pirates may be the accidental spark for greater Chinese military intervention in the region. Heres another spark. This article from China Energy Web worries that unrest in Yemen may threaten Chinas oil imports from the region.

The author says The United States recognizes Yemens geographic ability to choke Chinas oil import life lines“. He then hints that the United States may bring the war on terror to Yemen, and strangle Chinas oil imports and strangle Chinas economy“. The rest of the article carries on in a similar tone.

Now, the author is a reporter, not an official. But the fact that he is considering Yemen in this manner raises the possibility that officials are as well. China certainly has strong commercial interests in Yemen, as Ive written about here and here. Many of its top Arabic-speaking diplomats have also served in the country.

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