China welcomes the line-up of Yemen's new reconciliation government and expects Yemen to achieve national stability and development at an early date, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday.

China expects all relevant sides in Yemen to continuously implement the Gulf Cooperation Council initiative and its implementing mechanism, Spokesman Hong Lei said at a daily press briefing.

"We hope Yemen can realize normal social order as soon as possible through peaceful means, including using dialogues and negotiations in resolving disputes," Hong added.

Yemeni Vice President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Wednesday disclosed in a republican decree the new opposition-led national reconciliation government's line-up, according to local authorities.