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By Joe Cash As energy stress spreads across Southeast Asia, governments across the region are asking China to deliver on its pledges of closer energy security cooperation by freeing up now-banned exports of fertilizer and fuel.

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Energy Crisis Gives China Leverage as Tensions Rise With Philippines in South China Sea
A Chinese fighter pilot flew over the disputed Scarborough Shoal as part of a large-scale "combat readiness patrol" conducted by the PLA Southern Command on March 28, 2026. Image via the PLA Southern Command.
The energy crisis in Southeast Asia brought on by the war in Iran is giving China a new opening to pressure the Philippines over longstanding territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Over the past week, Chinese naval, coast guard, and maritime militia activity surged ...
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