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Chinese Analysts Say the Iran Conflict May Leave China Better Positioned Than the United States

HEADLINE TRANSLATION: “As the focus of the war shifts, both sides squeeze each other’s weak points: ‘Strait Card’ vs. ‘Small Island Card’ — who will win?”

There was no media coverage in China on Monday about U.S. President Donald Trump’s request that Beijing contribute military forces to a coalition to force Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. This ...

China’s Wang Calls for Deepening Ties in Talks With Vietnam

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lê Hoài Trung and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi held strategic talks in Hà Nội on Sunday afternoon. This is part of the Việt Nam–China “3+3” dialogue on foreign affairs, national defence and public security. VNA/VNS Photos An Đăng

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for China and Vietnam to “strengthen strategic cooperation” to guard against global turbulence during talks with his counterpart in Hanoi, Chinese state media said Monday. The ...

Philippines Rejects Beijing’s Claim to Sovereignty Over Entire South China Sea

Philippine foreign ministry spokesperson Rogelio Villanueva speaking at a press briefing in Manila on March 16, 2026. Image via the Philippines News Agency

The Philippines said on Monday it rejected Beijing’s assertion of sovereignty over the entire South China Sea, disputing a claim by China’s embassy that a Filipino diplomat had once conceded the disputed ...

Samoan Leader Calls out Great Power ‘Bullying’ as Hosts NZ Prime Minister

New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon inspects a guard of honour in Apia on March 16, 2026. Photo / Ben STRANG / AFP

Samoa’s prime minister condemned major powers “bullying” on Monday, a thinly-veiled swipe at the United States and China as he hosted New Zealand’s leader for a rare state visit to the Pacific nation. ...

Vietnam Braces for Flight Cuts From April After China, Thailand Ban Jet Fuel Exports

An airplane of VietJet Airline taxis in front of the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines airplane, at Noi Bai International Airport, in Hanoi, Vietnam, May 28, 2025. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

By Phuong Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio Vietnamese authorities have warned the country’s aviation industry to prepare for potential flight reductions from April after China and Thailand halted exports of jet fuel due to the

FT: Trump Pressures China to Help Reopen Strait of Hormuz, Warns NATO of “Very Bad” Future

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media before boarding Air Force One for travel to Florida, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., March 13, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that NATO faces a “very bad” future if U.S. allies fail to assist in opening up the Strait of Hormuz, in an interview with the Financial Times ...

China Donates $200,000 to Families of Iran School Strike Victims

A still image from video shows what experts say to Reuters appears to be a U.S. Tomahawk missile hitting near the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' school in Minab, Hormozgan province, Iran, February 28, 2026, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. MEHR NEWS/Handout via REUTERS

China said on Friday it will donate $200,000 to the parents of students killed in what it called an “indiscriminate” missile strike on a school in Iran early in the Middle East war. ...

Panama Asks Chinese Shipping Giant Cosco to Return to Canal

A cargo ship from the Chinese shipping company COSCO (Top-R) waits to transit the Panama Canal on the Pacific side, in Panama City on March 13, 2026. Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP

Panama’s government on Friday asked Chinese shipping giant Cosco to reconsider its suspension of operations at a Panama Canal port, the latest fallout from an ongoing disagreement between the United States and China ...

China’s Foreign, Defense Ministers to Visit Vietnam

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi waves after a press conference on the sidelines of the National People's Congress (NPC), in Beijing, China, March 8, 2026. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Defense Minister Dong Jun will travel to Vietnam on Sunday, Beijing said, as they seek to bolster ties and strengthen security cooperation. Beijing has portrayed itself in ...

Panama Hopes China’s COSCO Will Resume Operations at Balboa Port, Minister Says

Panama's government hopes China's COSCO Shipping will reconsider its decision not to use the Balboa port at the entrance of the Panama Canal. Photo by Nicolas Koutsokostas / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP

Panama’s government hopes China’s COSCO Shipping will reconsider its decision not to use the Balboa port at the entrance of the Panama Canal, the country’s minister for canal affairs, Jose Ramon Icaza, said ...

U.S. and Allies Clash With Russia, China at UN Over Iran Nuclear Program

Members of the United Nations Security Council vote in favor of a sanctions resolution regarding the situation in Iran and the Middle East at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., March 12, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

The U.S. and Western allies clashed with Russia and China on Thursday over Iran‘s nuclear intentions, as Washington sought at the United Nations to further justify

Chile, U.S. Eye Collaboration on Rare Earths and Other Critical Minerals

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau attends a working lunch at the Shield of the Americas Summit at Trump National Doral Miami, in Doral, Florida, U.S., March 7, 2026. Rebecca Blackwell/Pool via REUTERS

Chile and the U.S. have signed a joint statement to begin discussions on rare earths and other types of critical minerals, Chile’s foreign ministry said on Thursday. The first meeting ...

Cuban Foreign Minister Speaks to Chinese, Russian Counterparts

Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez attends a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia February 18, 2026. Hector Retamal/Pool via REUTERS

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez spoke by telephone to his counterparts from both China and Russia on Thursday, three days after U.S. President Donald Trump said the Communist island was in “

China’s Mediation Eases Fighting Between Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sources Say

An Afghan man stands next to a damaged car following airstrikes, amid the conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, February 28, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

By Asif Shahzad and Joe Cash Chinese mediation efforts, including a message from President Xi Jinping, have helped ease the worst fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, three ...

WEEK IN REVIEW: China Increased Oil Imports in January and February Amid Middle East Tensions

An oil tanker leaves its berth from Longkou port in Yantai, China, on December 22, 2024. China Iranian oil imports are increasingly listed as Indonesian crude as banks tighten checks on Malaysian-origin cargoes (Photo by CFOTO / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)

Singapore appointed DBS Bank as its second RMB clearing facility, and is facilitating the secondary listing of Chinese companies, reforms aimed at boosting trade and investment with China. The changes will make it easier ...

Apple Shifts More iPhone Production to India, but China Still Dominates Supply Chain

Nicholas Kamm / AFP

Apple is rapidly shifting some iPhone production out of China, with about 25% of its devices now assembled in India, according to a new report.

India Relaxes Investment Rules for China and Other Bordering Countries

Photo by PEDRO PARDO / AFP

India has relaxed some restrictions on foreign investment from countries with which it shares land borders—including China—marking a modest shift after years of tighter controls following the deadly 2020 border clash between the ...

Chinese Ship Among First to Transit Strait of Hormuz as Iran ‘Regulates’ Traffic

A still frame from playback of Chinese cargo ship Heilan Journey abruptly turning around after a Thai vessel ahead of it was reportedly attacked. Source: Marine Traffic

A Chinese-linked cargo vessel was among the first commercial ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz early Wednesday after days of disruption linked to the Iran conflict, highlighting how tightly traffic through the ...

Cathay Says Surcharge to Rise as Fuel Prices Jump During Mideast War

A Cathay Pacific plane takes off from Hong Kong international airport on March 11, 2026. Photo by PETER PARKS / AFP

By Tommy Wang Hong Kong aviation giant Cathay Pacific said on Wednesday that fuel surcharges would rise after prices soared in March with the outbreak of war in the Middle East.

China Buffered from Oil Shock by Shipments at Sea

Cargo ships and tankers are seen off coast city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Emirate on February 25, 2026. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)

New data from the commodities-focused publication The Kobeissi Letter showed that China is relatively sheltered from an immediate shock triggered by the disruption of oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, as about ...

China’s COSCO Shipping Suspends Operations at Panama’s Balboa Port, La Prensa Says

Panama's government hopes China's COSCO Shipping will reconsider its decision not to use the Balboa port at the entrance of the Panama Canal. Photo by Nicolas Koutsokostas / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP

China’s COSCO Shipping has suspended operations at Balboa port, which is located at the entrance to the Panama Canal, according to local newspaper La Prensa, which published a notice to clients from the shipping ...

India Eases Investment Rules Amid Warming Ties With China

Photo by PEDRO PARDO / AFP

India on Tuesday relaxed foreign investment rules for land-bordering countries including China, the latest sign of warmer relations between New Delhi and Beijing. The cabinet said the changes would result in greater investment ...

Huge Chinese-Owned DR Congo Cobalt Mine Causing ‘Health Crisis’: Report

File image of the processing plant at China Molybdenum’s Tenke Fungurume mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Pollution from a massive Chinese-owned cobalt mining and processing plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a “public health crisis” for locals, an environmental campaign group said Tuesday. The DRC produces ...

China to Hand Over New ECOWAS Headquarters in Nigeria

An artist rendering of the China-financed ECOWAS Headquarters, Abuja, Nigeria. Image handout from ECOWAS.

China is preparing to hand over a newly built headquarters complex in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a 15-member regional bloc that promotes economic ...

China Condemns Taiwan Premier’s Visit to Japan

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun speaking at the regular press briefing in Beijing on March 9, 2026. Image via the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs

China criticized Taiwanese Premier Cho Jung-tai for visiting Japan, saying the trip undermines the “one China” principle and violates diplomatic commitments between Beijing and Tokyo. China’s Taiwan Affairs Office said the visit sends ...

China Steps In to Mediate Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Dispute

Afghan men welcome Taliban personnel as they gather to show their solidarity for them in the Gurbuz district of Khost province on March 4, 2026 amid ongoing cross-border conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Photo: AFP

China is stepping up diplomatic efforts to ease tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan after recent clashes along their disputed frontier, highlighting Beijing’s growing role as a regional mediator in South Asia. Officials say China ...

China Opposes Targeting of Iran’s New Supreme Leader

Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, visits Hezbollah's office in Tehran, Iran, October 1, 2024. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

China has pushed back against threats directed at Iran’s newly appointed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, signaling Beijing’s support for Tehran’s sovereignty as tensions remain high following the killing of his father, former leader ...

Ships Claim China Links to Avoid Attacks in Strait of Hormuz

The vessel Lng Dubhe, a LNG tanker sailing under the flag of Hong Kong, leaves the Port of Bilbao after her stopover at the Bizkaia Bay Gas (BBG) regasification plant in the Spanish Basque city of Zierbena on March 9, 2026. Photo by ANDER GILLENEA / AFP

Commercial vessels navigating the Strait of Hormuz are increasingly altering their ship-tracking signals to claim links to China, hoping to avoid being targeted amid escalating attacks tied to the Iran conflict. The tactic ...

China Starts Year With Booming Trade, Despite U.S. Exports Drop

China's trade surged by a fifth in the first two months of 2026 significantly outpacing forecasts as a plunge in shipments to the United States was offset by sales to other major markets.

China’s trade surged by a fifth in the first two months of the year, official data showed Tuesday, significantly outpacing forecasts as a plunge in shipments to the United States was offset ...

Ships Brandish China-Links to Weave Through Strait of Hormuz