Evacuation shows China will protect its citizens

As the situation in Yemen deteriorated, the Chinese government announced it would evacuate Chinese citizens in the region. On Sunday and Monday, after days of preparation and hard work, 571 citizens assembled at two ports in Yemen, where they embarked on two military ships to leave the country. Comments:

The evacuation was rather tough because the Chinese citizens lived in different parts of Yemen, with bad, even dangerous, roads linking them to each other. By evacuating its citizens from the conflict region, the Chinese government has shown its people and the world its determination to ensure the safety of its citizens, as well as its principle that diplomacy should serve the people.

Tian Qi, China's ambassador to Yemen, March 31