也门政府已与北京就胡塞武装据称试图利用中国制造技术用于武器的问题进行了交谈，一名也门部长周三表示，随着双方长期进行的内战升级。
The Yemeni government has spoken with Beijing about the Houthis’ alleged attempts to utilise Chinese-made technology for weapons, a Yemeni minister said on Wednesday, as the two sides’ long-running civil war escalates.
“中国是我们的伙伴，我们已经与他们讨论了，你知道的，双用产品的使用问题，”外交部长阿夫拉赫·祖巴在回应法新社记者关于伊朗支持的武装团体试图获取中国零部件以帮助制造武器的报道时这样说。
“The Chinese are partners and we have discussed with them about, you know, the use of dual products,” Foreign Minister Afrah al-Zouba said in response to an Agence France-Presse question about reports the Iran-backed group was trying to secure Chinese components to help manufacture weapons.
“他们非常渴望获取任何类型的信息，以便他们可以进行调查。他们对也门政府的支持是明确的，”祖巴补充道。
“They were very keen for any sort of information so they can investigate it. Their support to the Yemeni government is clear,” Zouba added.
该部长通过视频新闻发布会向记者发表讲话，以讨论也门战争，这场战争也牵涉到了也门政府的主要支持者沙特阿拉伯。
The minister spoke to journalists via a virtual press conference to address the war in Yemen, which has also drawn in the government’s main backer, Saudi Arabia.
这些言论是在冲突武器研究组织（CAR）最近的一份报告之后发表的，该报告称胡塞武装正试图制造先进的中程弹道导弹。
The comments came after a recent report by the Conflict Armament Research group (CAR) alleged that the Houthis were attempting to produce advanced medium-range ballistic missiles.
CAR还暗示该组织正“将其供应链扩展到伊朗关联供应网络之外，发现了若干专门用于制造导弹的部件，这些部件与列出中国供应商的航运文件一起被发现”。法新社无法独立核实该报告中的指控。
CAR also suggested the group was “expanding its supply chains beyond Iran-linked supply networks, with several purpose-built missile components found alongside shipping documents that listed a Chinese supplier”. AFP has been unable to independently verify the allegations made in the report.
胡塞武装利用其无人机以及弹道和巡航导弹库存，对也门政府军以及邻国沙特阿拉伯的民用基础设施进行致命性打击，随着7月停火协议的破裂，战斗再次升级。
The Houthis have used their arsenal of drones and ballistic and cruise missiles to target Yemeni government forces and civilian infrastructure in neighbouring Saudi Arabia to deadly effect as fighting flares following the collapse of a truce in July.
胡塞武装曾夸耀称其在夜间击中了沙特石油巨头阿美公司的设施，以及最近针对利雅得机场的袭击，自10月7日起这些袭击已造成至少18人死亡。
The Houthis boasted of hitting Saudi oil giant Aramco’s facilities overnight, as well as recent attacks targeting the Riyadh airport, which have killed at least 18 people since October 7.
胡塞武装的袭击还曾瞄准红海上的油轮——这是沙特阿拉伯在霍尔木兹海峡因更广泛的中东战争而关闭后的替代出口路线。中国长期以来一直是沙特原油的最大买家之一。
Houthi attacks have also targeted oil tankers in the Red Sea – Saudi Arabia’s alternative export route following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz during the wider Middle East war. China has long been one of the largest buyers of Saudi crude.
自2015年以来，沙特领导的联盟一直在也门内战中军事支持也门政府对抗胡塞武装，这场内战导致这个贫困国家陷入严重的人道主义危机。
A Saudi-led coalition has supported Yemen’s government militarily against the Houthis since 2015 in a civil war that has created a dire humanitarian crisis in the impoverished country.