Communist China has dispatched six warships to the Middle East as tensions escalate in the region over Israel’s conflict with Hamas. China sent its 44th naval escort task force – from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theatre – to the Shuwaikh Port in Kuwait on Oct. 18. The convoy includes the Zibo and the Urumqi, both Type 052D guided-missile destroyers, the frigate Jingzhou, the...