Yemen’s Houthis, threatening global oil, increasingly supplied by China

Wall Street Journal: Once a marginal supplier of the Yemeni rebels, Chinese companies are now the biggest source of seized goods bound for the Houthis, according to U.N. reports and data gathered by arms experts. Most of the Houthis’ U.S.-sanctioned drone parts suppliers are based in China, the data shows.

Unlike Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which provides the Houthis with weapons and training, Chinese companies are supplying so-called dual-use goods that can be used for both military and civilian purposes. But the Chinese goods are particularly critical for the militant group’s drone technology…

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