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

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 for Chinese firms to raise capital, settle RMB transactions, and list shares in Singapore. 

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China Seeks Iran Deal for Tanker Passage Through Closed Strait of Hormuz

China is reportedly in talks with Iran to negotiate safe passage for oil and gas tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, which is currently closed to most maritime traffic. Beijing is reportedly displeased with Tehran over the closure of the narrow ...
China’s Muted Response Over War in Iran Reflects Beijing’s Delicate Calculus as a Concerned Onlooker

China’s Muted Response Over War in Iran Reflects Beijing’s Delicate Calculus as a Concerned Onlooker

By John Calabrese China has perfected the role of concerned onlooker as the Middle East conflict spreads across the region. With no direct role in the conflict and some 6,800 kilometers away from the action, Beijing ...
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Hydrocarbon Pressure Builds as China Faces Energy Disruption

China is putting pressure on Iranian officials to ensure that oil and gas shipments keep moving through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report by Bloomberg. The narrow waterway transports the vast bulk of Middle Eastern fossil fuels to ...
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China’s Relationship with Iran: More Balancing Act than All In

While China has expressed support for Iran as it faces attacks from Israel and the United States, readouts from Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s conversation with Iran’s Abbas Araghchi hint at a more complex position. Wang’s emphasis on the securing of Chinese ...

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How the Strait of Hormuz Disruption Exposed Southeast Asia’s Fragile LNG Strategy

How the Strait of Hormuz Disruption Exposed Southeast Asia’s Fragile LNG Strategy
An LPG gas tanker at anchor as traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Shinas, Oman, March 11, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessie
Conflict in the Middle East has only intensified over the past two years. The recent disruption of the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most critical energy chokepoint, has sent shockwaves across Southeast Asia, a region heavily dependent on fossil fuel imports.  Around one-fifth of global ...
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WEEK IN REVIEW: China Increased Oil Imports in January and February Amid Middle East Tensions

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 for Chinese firms to raise capital, settle RMB transactions, and list shares in Singapore. 

China Seeks Iran Deal for Tanker Passage Through Closed Strait of Hormuz

China is reportedly in talks with Iran to negotiate safe passage for oil and gas tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, which is currently closed to most maritime traffic. Beijing is reportedly displeased with Tehran over the closure of the narrow ...

China’s Muted Response Over War in Iran Reflects Beijing’s Delicate Calculus as a Concerned Onlooker

By John Calabrese China has perfected the role of concerned onlooker as the Middle East conflict spreads across the region. With no direct role in the conflict and some 6,800 kilometers away from the action, Beijing ...

Hydrocarbon Pressure Builds as China Faces Energy Disruption

China is putting pressure on Iranian officials to ensure that oil and gas shipments keep moving through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report by Bloomberg. The narrow waterway transports the vast bulk of Middle Eastern fossil fuels to ...

China’s Relationship with Iran: More Balancing Act than All In

While China has expressed support for Iran as it faces attacks from Israel and the United States, readouts from Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s conversation with Iran’s Abbas Araghchi hint at a more complex position. Wang’s emphasis on the securing of Chinese ...

Wang Yi Works the Phones as Iran Crisis Escalates

As U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran reverberate across the Middle East, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has launched a flurry of calls with regional and European counterparts, positioning Beijing as a voice for de-escalation while reaffirming support for Tehran’s sovereignty. ...

Social Media Commentators Are Misreading the China Angle in the U.S.–Israeli War With Iran

By William Figuerora, Assistant Professor at Groningen University There are a lot of spurious claims that China will be badly damaged by the U.S and Israeli war against Iran, going as far as to suggest that China might be the real ...

As U.S. and Israel Strike Iran, China Watchers See Beijing Poised to Profit From the Chaos

Almost immediately after the U.S. and Israel launched "major combat operations" against Iran, a vigorous debate erupted online over what this latest conflict in the Persian Gulf would mean for China. The discourse largely broke down into two distinct categories:

U.S. and China Hold the Keys to Containing a Mideast Oil Shock

By Ron Bousso A serious military confrontation between the U.S. and Iran could trigger a major disruption in Middle East oil supplies. The vast oil reserves the U.S. and China hold could prove critical in containing it. For now, uncertainty dominates ...

U.S. Targets China’s Dominance in Africa’s Critical Minerals With New Stockpile Plan

The United States is moving to build new stockpiles of critical minerals as part of an effort aimed at countering China’s dominance over supply chains that run through Africa and other parts of the Global South and underpin clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and defense industries. ...

Why Argentina Is Turning to China’s Natural-Gas Buses in an Age of EV

Argentina recently committed $45 million to purchase 150 natural-gas buses from China’s King Long, a move that may seem counterintuitive to readers accustomed to seeing Latin American cities embrace full electrification. But an article on a WeChat public account focused on Latin America’s economy explains that ...

G7 to Launch ‘Alliance’ Countering China’s Critical Mineral Dominance

By Ben Simon G7 energy ministers meeting in Canada on Thursday planned to launch a new alliance to counter China's critical mineral dominance, in a push for more reliable access to the resources that power advanced technologies.
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