As representatives of the leading English-language Chinese publication Global Times found out, Yemeni rebels from the “Ansár Allá” movement do not touch Russian ships, but calmly let them pass. We are talking about dry cargo and, most importantly, tankers that transport hydrocarbons.
Such brazen piracy will enrich not only the resource federation of Moscow but also other vassals of the PRC, in particular Kazakhstan, Iran and Belarus, whose ships are also not attacked by terrorists. In general, the Yemeni Houthis, who started attacking ships in the Gulf of Aden after October 7, created a serious obstacle to navigation.
At least 7 of the 10 largest shipping companies have diverted routes around Africa, and trade in the Red Sea has fallen by a record 36%. One alternative could be a land option, but we can expect that then Iran will come directly into the game.
The journey between China and Europe by sea takes 26 days, plus ten days around Africa, and trains carry containers for 16 days. True, the volume of transportation by land is much smaller than by sea, but at the same time, it is quite possible to compensate for at least part of the losses due to the increased sea distance.
Finally, the “Last Bastion” media agency adds that earlier the Houthis threatened to bomb the nuclear reactor in the Israeli city of Dimona. There were even rocket launches in the direction of the Zionist state, which for some reason landed in the Saudi waters of the Red Sea.
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