China on Friday said that it disapproves the formation of a new government in Yemen by the Houthi 's rebel group. The disapproval in a way reaffirms Beijing's support to the exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who has been backed by the Saudi royal family.  

"We do not approve of any side in Yemen taking any unilateral actions that complicate the situation, and believe this is not beneficial to a political resolution of the Yemen issue," China's foreign ministry said in a brief statement.

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China hopes that all the concerned parties in the current dispute will continue the dialogue process to sort out all the differences and reach an impartial settlement based on United Nations resolutions and Gulf Cooperation Council initiatives, the statement added.

China Offers Support to Saudi-Backed Mansour Hadi Government   

China's President Xi Jinping publicly offered support to Saudi-backed Mansour Hadi government during his historic Middle Eastern tour in January. Xi offered his support during his stopover at Saudi Arabia and before his scheduled visit to Iran.

Beijing's support was seen as a huge diplomatic victory for Saudi Arabia, which was busy fighting a proxy war against the Houthi rebel that was being openly backed by Iran.

The support marked China's rare interference in oil rich Middle Eastern region. Traditionally, China has shown minimal interest in the region, allowing US and other western forces to exert their influence in the Arab world.

Yemen Ravaged by Decades of Civil war  

Yemen has been caught in an insurgency battle between minority Shia and majority Sunni communities for more than a decade now. The insurgency began in 2004 when Shia cleric Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi announced an uprising against the Yemeni government.

The Sunni majority Saudi Arabia and Shia majority Iran soon joined the civil war in support of their respective communities and also to protect their own regional interests.

Foreign experts say that both Riyadh and Tehran have entered the civil war with the aim to stake their influence in the impoverished Arabian Peninsula nation.

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