中国与吉布提首次发表联合声明，敦促保障曼德海峡通航
China urges opening Bab al-Mandeb in first joint statement with regional nation
中国与吉布提发表首次关于红海局势的联合声明，支持通过建设性努力保障国际航运通道安全畅通，并强调应尊重各国商船依据国际法享有的航行权。中国分析人士称，红海局势尚未升级到需要直接海军护航的程度，但北京将密切监测，若中国航运受到威胁可能采取行动。
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 situation in the Red Sea has not yet escalated to a level that warrants direct naval escorts, though Beijing will closely monitor the region and may take action in the event the country’s shipping comes under threat.
“The two sides emphasised the importance of safeguarding freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and stressed that the navigation rights exercised by merchant vessels of all countries in accordance with international law should be respected,” read the communique released after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Djiboutian counterpart Abdoulkader Houssein Omar met in Beijing on Wednesday.
“China supports Red Sea coastal states in constructively safeguarding the unobstructed and secure operation of international shipping lanes and protecting the region’s common interests,” it added.
来源：南华早报 · scmp.com