Category: China-Middle East

Pressure Builds on China Over Hormuz

China is coming under sharper pressure to do more in the Strait of Hormuz as the waterway’s disruption drags on and outside powers increasingly point to Beijing’s energy stake in the crisis. French Navy chief Admiral Nicolas Vaujour said China’s current approach—limited ...

Chinese Ships Resume Hormuz Passage, but Traffic Remains Far Below Prewar Levels

Chinese ships are again moving through the Strait of Hormuz, but only in a narrow and uneven way that underscores how far traffic remains from prewar norms. Two COSCO-linked container ships exited the Gulf on Monday after an earlier aborted attempt, becoming ...

How China Can Survive Without the Strait of Hormuz

China can survive without the Strait of Hormuz because it has built a broader energy cushion than most Asian importers, even though it still buys more oil through the waterway than any other country. China imported about 5.4 million barrels per ...

China and Pakistan’s Five-Point Plan for Peace in the Middle East

China and Pakistan released a five-point peace plan following the meeting between their foreign ministers on Tuesday. Pakistan has emerged as a key mediator in the conflict. FM Ishaq Dar’s meeting with China’s Wang Yi was preceded by talks with Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Egypt.

China, Pakistan Call for Iran Peace Talks, Normal Navigation in Strait of Hormuz

China and Pakistan on Tuesday called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gulf and the wider Middle East, urging the swift launch of peace talks and the restoration of normal navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, as their foreign ministers met in Beijing.

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

The End of the Oil Order Is Here and China Is Already Winning

The Iran war has been a real education in how global orders change. The system built on the immutable logic of oil and gas trade seemed as solid as a continent. Now it looks as wobbly as a Jenga tower.
While the war is hastening the end of the fossil fuel era, it also shows how completely U.S. power in the world has been synonymous with hydrocarbons. 

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China to Boost Cooperation With Pakistan on Iran Issue

China and Pakistan will "strengthen" their cooperation on Iran, Beijing's foreign ministry said Tuesday, as senior Islamabad officials visited the Chinese capital. The Asian neighbors have both sought to mediate in the Middle East to prevent the conflict from escalating, with ...

More Analysts Predict China Will Emerge a Winner From the Mideast War

With the exception of a few MAGA-aligned think tanks in Washington, there's an emerging consensus among foreign policy analysts and newspaper editorial writers in the U.S., Europe, and Asia that China is going to emerge as a clear winner from the expanding war in the Middle East: ...

China Stocks Flat, Hang Seng Tech Sinks to One-Year Low as Middle East Tensions Weigh

By Jiaxing Li China stocks closed largely flat in choppy trading on Monday, while Hong Kong shares tumbled, as the escalating conflict in the Middle East continued to dent risk appetite in broader Asia markets. The ...

China Pushes Middle East Diplomacy Into Overdrive

China’s Middle East diplomacy accelerated sharply on Wednesday, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi working the phones with counterparts in Türkiye and Egypt while Beijing’s top regional envoy, Zhai Jun, met Gulf ambassadors in Beijing. The common thread was clear: China is ...

Cosco Resumes Mideast Bookings as Second Chinese Vessel Transits Strait of Hormuz

China’s state-owned shipping giant Cosco resumed new container bookings from Asia to several Gulf markets, a notable signal that at least some Chinese operators now judge parts of the Strait of Hormuz route to be passable again after weeks of severe disruption.

China Pushes for Peace Talks in Iranian Call

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged his Iranian counterpart to seize all opportunities for peace talks. In a call with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Wang reportedly said that “talking is always better than fighting” and that he hopes “all parties would seize every opportunity and window of opportunity ...

Regime Survival and International Implications: China’s Perspective on the Iran Crisis

By Andrea Ghiselli This edition of the ChinaMed Observer returns to the Chinese official narrative and expert debate on the ongoing war in Iran. In a previous issue, we examined initial Chinese reactions: restrained, framed in international law, and calling for dialogue and ...
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