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Yemen Conflict: China's Position Paper

The People's Republic of China emphasizes the threat to international peace posed by the ongoing conflict in Yemen, particularly due to its strategic location affecting oil supplies and the potential rise of terrorist groups. China supports the legitimacy of the Hadi administration, advocates for a ceasefire, and calls for humanitarian aid access while condemning attacks on civilians and aid workers. The country seeks a political solution and suggests the establishment of a Yemeni National Reconciliation Commission for post-war recovery.

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Yemen Conflict: China's Position Paper

The People's Republic of China emphasizes the threat to international peace posed by the ongoing conflict in Yemen, particularly due to its strategic location affecting oil supplies and the potential rise of terrorist groups. China supports the legitimacy of the Hadi administration, advocates for a ceasefire, and calls for humanitarian aid access while condemning attacks on civilians and aid workers. The country seeks a political solution and suggests the establishment of a Yemeni National Reconciliation Commission for post-war recovery.

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Committee: United Nations Security Council


Topic: The Situation in Yemen
Country: People’s Republic of China

The situation in Yemen poses a threat to international peace and security, and has been referred to
the Security Council under Chapter VII of the U.N. Charter. The conflict threatens oil supplies from
the Middle East to the Asia Pacific due to Yemen’s strategic location near the Hormuz Strait. The
fighting could inspire Islamic fundamentalist terror networks to start rebellions and conduct attacks
elsewhere. The endorsement by the Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is a testament to
the opportunism of these groups, which destabilize the central authority in Yemen. The suffering in
Yemen could alienate civilians and cause them to join these terror organizations. Hence, these
terrorists would gain new recruits and combat experience, and entrap Yemen in a continued vicious
cycle which poses a threat to peace.

China sympathizes with Yemen over the crisis caused by the ongoing conflict, noting our similar
threats and historical experience. China is wary of the Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawarihi, who has
endorsed the separatist East Turkestan Independence Movement in their illegitimate terrorist
campaign in Xinjiang, China, as well as the rebels in the Russian Caucasus, and named Yemen as
a place of this ongoing warfare. It highlights the AQAP’s intention to destabilize both Yemen and the
international community at large. We believe that such actions cannot be tolerated, and should be
condemned by the international community. China’s foreign policy is driven by the principles of non-
intervention, and in preserving the existing state of international order. In the situation in Yemen, we
recognise the legitimacy of the Hadi administration, and voted in favour of Resolution 2216 which
bans arms sales to the Houthi rebel groups. However, we also believe in the need for a
humanitarian respite. China has urged Saudi Arabia to step up efforts to seek a political solution to
the crisis and called for a ceasefire, as the Saudi air strikes would escalate the conflict. The
collateral damage could destabilize the civilian population into joining hostile terror networks, and
has hindered attempts to seek an immediate humanitarian respite. The destruction of runways in the
Sana International Airport in April has prevented aid deliveries and hindered the evacuation of
civilians.

China urges discussions on whether the air strikes are legal in line with Chapter VII, Article 42 of the
U.N. Charter, as international opinion over the operation is split. China would remind the council that
a resolution should establish safe passages along pre-arranged routes from ports to grant aid
workers safe and unhindered passage to deliver aid supplies to affected areas, and reiterate that
attacks against aid workers and hospitals constitute violations of international humanitarian law.
China believes that a political solution, including a reform of the Yemeni government, or resolution
on human rights violations, can only come about after the cessation of hostilities. Should a ceasefire
be reachable, China would support establishing a Yemeni National Reconciliation Commission for
this post-war reconciliation, reunification and reconstruction.

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