The United States' Security Priority in the Red Sea and Absence of China's Involvement

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This chapter explores the US's focus on safeguarding trade flow in the Red Sea, including the historical tanker war and the absence of China's involvement in protecting shipping companies in the region. It also mentions past collaboration between the US and China in combating piracy.

The Houthis, a rebel group from Yemen, are seizing cargo ships in retaliation for the war in Gaza. Vox’s Joshua Keating explains how the pirates are expanding the Israel-Hamas war into the Red Sea — and your wallet.

This episode was produced by Haleema Shah and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard with help from Amanda Lewellyn, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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