Beijing’s support of the company ‘is yet another example of China’s empty claims to support peace,’ State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said.
The U.S. State Department has dismissed communist China’s self-proclaimed role as a “global peacemaker,” saying that a Beijing-supported Chinese satellite company has directly supported the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist group’s attacks on U.S. interests.
At a regular news briefing on April 17, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce confirmed that Chang Guang Satellite Technology “is directly supporting” the Houthis and called such action “unacceptable.”
“China consistently attempts … to frame itself as a global peacemaker,” she said.
“However, it is clear that Beijing and China-based companies provide key economic and technical support to regimes like Russia, North Korea, and Iran and its proxies.
“The CCP [Chinese Communist Party] continues to enable these regimes, whether it be through the provision of dual-use items Russia needs to sustain its war in Ukraine, North Korea’s ballistic missile development, or Iran’s support of terrorism across the Middle East.”
She said that the Chinese satellite company’s assistance to the Houthis continued even though the U.S. government had held “private engagements” with the Chinese regime on the issue.
“Their actions and Beijing’s support of the company … is yet another example of China’s empty claims to support peace,” Bruce said. “We urge our partners to judge the Chinese Communist Party and Chinese companies on their actions, not their empty words.”
Bruce emphasized President Donald Trump’s commitment to restoring freedom of navigation in the Red Sea as a priority, adding that the United States “will not tolerate anyone providing support to foreign terrorist organizations.”
The U.S. military has been striking Houthi targets in Yemen since March 15, following Trump’s order with the promise of using “overwhelming lethal force” to restore navigational freedom in the region.
On April 17, the U.S. Central Command said the U.S. military had destroyed Yemen’s Ras Isa fuel port, saying that it had been used by the Houthis as a source of funds and supplies, according to a statement on social media platform X.
“The Houthis, their Iranian masters, and those who knowingly aid and abet their terrorist actions should be put on notice that the world will not accept illicit smuggling of fuel and war material to a terrorist organization,” the command added.
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.), who sits on the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs committees, took to X on Thursday to respond to the news of the Chinese satellite company’s assistance to the Houthis, pointing to the alliance that has included Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Connect the dots: War Criminal Putin, the CCP, and the terrorist regime in Tehran all working together to support Houthi terrorists against the Yemeni people and government,” Wilson wrote. “Rule of gun versus rule of law.”
By Frank Fang
