Chinese Satellite Company Aiding & Abetting Houthis, And What To Do About It.

Chang Guang and the Red Sea: A Case for Secondary Sanctions On A Strategically Dangerous Chinese Company.

• Last week, the U.S. has accused Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. Ltd. (CGSTL) (a Chinese satellite company tied to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)) of directly supporting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen by providing high-resolution satellite imagery to assist in targeting U.S. Navy warships and commercial vessels in the Red Sea.

• The alleged activity is the latest indicator that China’s so-called “commercial” satellite sector is functioning as an arm of Beijing’s military and geopolitical strategy - and it raises the stakes in the global contest over military-civil fusion technologies.

• The U.S. has raised concerns about CGSTL “numerous times” with Beijing (back since the time of the Biden admin).

• But officials say no meaningful steps have been taken by China to curtail the company’s operations, despite worsening Houthi attacks and repeated American warnings.