China Finds a Way Through Hormuz Crisis as Others Stall

Chinese-bound oil and gas cargo vessels are among the very few carriers permitted to pass through a narrow portion of the Strait of Hormuz. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo/File Photo

While the world anxiously awaits what happens when U.S. President Donald Trump’s 48-hour deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz expires, Chinese energy shipments are steadily, albeit slowly, making the dangerous journey.

Over the weekend, reports of two oil cargo supertankers making their way from the Gulf, one via the Strait of Hormuz and another that tried out a new route through the Red Sea that avoided the treacherous narrow strait that’s crippled the global energy market, highlighted how the Chinese seem to be faring much better in this conflict than almost any other actor.

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