Spokesman Matthew Miller’s comments come a day after the US announced a task force to protect commercial shipping from Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.
He declined to say if the US had any plans to encourage more Arab nations to join the task force. Bahrain is currently the only country in the region to sign on.
However, he said US officials have repeatedly leaned on their Chinese counterparts to leverage their influence in the region. That is also true for the Red Sea task force, he said.
“We would welcome China in playing a constructive role in trying to prevent those attacks from taking place,” he said.
Source: AlJazeera