International Journal of Management and Applied Science, ISSN: 2394-7926 Volume-3, Issue-3, Mar.-2017 http://iraj.in THE POLITICAL RELATIONS BETWEEN YEMEN AND THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA DURING ALI ABDULLAH SALEH’S ADMINISTRATION FROM 1990 TO 2012 1YAHYA YAHYA YAHYA ALAWD, 2MUHAMMAD FUAD BIN OTHMAN, 3NORAFIDAH BINTI ISMAIL 1A PhD student at School of International Studies, Ghazali Shafie Grduate School of Government, College of Law, Government and International Studies, University Utara Malaysia. 2,3School of International Studies, Ghazali Shafie Grduate School of Government, College of Law, Government and International Studies, University Utara Malaysia E-mail:
[email protected] Abstract - The Yemen’s independence was supported by the Chinese Government as a sovereign country with its territorial integrity and reunion. They Yemeni government firmly stood for the immediate restoration of China’s legitimacy as a member of the United Nations and as a sympathizer of the “One China” policy. The two friendly nations have been able to enjoy similarities in terms of their collective and individual views on the international and regional matters. There was a consistency in their individual understanding and support for each other. The main visits to Yemen by the Chinese officials were as follows: A Foreign Minister by name Qian Qichen in 1990. This was followed by the Vice-Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Sai Funding in 1993. However, the next visit was by the Vice Premier Wu Bangguo in 1996 and 1997, respectively. Furthermore, another icon from the Chinse government to visit Yemen was Vice-Chairman of the Chinese National People’s Congress Tomur Dawamat (2000).