China calls for de-escalation in Yemen situation

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : In his briefing to the Security Council, UN Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari said that according to reports, an Iranian aircraft carrying a Houthi delegation was diverted on Monday to Hodeidah airport, which the Houthis control, after Sanaa International Airport came under airstrikes.
51% : "We have always maintained that the sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity of all countries in the Middle East and the Gulf region, including Yemen, should be respected, that the purposes and principles of the UN Charter should be upheld, and that civilians, humanitarian workers, and civilian objects should be protected," he told an emergency meeting of the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East.
48% : China calls on all parties concerned to remain calm and exercise restraint to avoid further escalation, said Sun Lei, the charge d'affaires of China's Permanent Mission to the United Nations.
43% : UNITED NATIONS, July 14 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy on Monday expressed serious concern over the escalating tensions surrounding Yemen's Sanaa International Airport and called for de-escalation in the war-torn country.

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