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China Issues Sweeping New Supply Chain Protections
China’s State Council on Tuesday issued a directive aimed at strengthening its global supply chains against espionage and global trade barriers. The rules give national agencies the power to instigate security investigations against foreign countries and international organizations if they “adopt ...
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How a U.S. Sanctions Waiver Will Squeeze China’s Access to Cut-Rate Iranian Oil
China, the world's top crude importer, has been the main buyer of oil from OPEC producer Iran in recent years, but will face competition and higher prices after the U.S. issued a 30-day sanctions waiver on Iranian oil. Beijing, ...
CIA Says Iran Sought Intelligence Support From China
CIA Director John Ratcliffe told a U.S. Senate committee that Iran has sought intelligence-sharing support from China and Russia. “The Iranians are requesting intelligence assistance from Russia, from China, and from other adversaries of the United States, and whether or not ...
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 in Talks With Iran to Allow Safe Oil and Gas Passage Through Hormuz, Sources Say
By Jonathan Saul and Marwa Rashad China is in talks with Iran to allow crude oil and Qatari liquefied natural gas vessels safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S.-Israeli war on Tehran intensifies, three diplomatic sources told Reuters.
A pedestrian reads a sign at a petrol station in Tacloban City, Leyte province, central Philippines on March 30, 2026. Photo by MARLON TANO / AFP
In response to Iran’s partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the United States has begun implementing a counter-blockade—leveraging naval patrols, sanctions enforcement, and selective interdictions to constrain Iranian oil exports and raise the costs of Tehran’s strategy. Rather than restoring stability, however, this tit-for-tat dynamic is accelerating fragmentation in global ...
China Issues Sweeping New Supply Chain Protections
China’s State Council on Tuesday issued a directive aimed at strengthening its global supply chains against espionage and global trade barriers. The rules give national agencies the power to instigate security investigations against foreign countries and international organizations if they “adopt ...
How a U.S. Sanctions Waiver Will Squeeze China’s Access to Cut-Rate Iranian Oil
China, the world's top crude importer, has been the main buyer of oil from OPEC producer Iran in recent years, but will face competition and higher prices after the U.S. issued a 30-day sanctions waiver on Iranian oil. Beijing, ...
CIA Says Iran Sought Intelligence Support From China
CIA Director John Ratcliffe told a U.S. Senate committee that Iran has sought intelligence-sharing support from China and Russia. “The Iranians are requesting intelligence assistance from Russia, from China, and from other adversaries of the United States, and whether or not ...
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 in Talks With Iran to Allow Safe Oil and Gas Passage Through Hormuz, Sources Say
By Jonathan Saul and Marwa Rashad China is in talks with Iran to allow crude oil and Qatari liquefied natural gas vessels safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S.-Israeli war on Tehran intensifies, three diplomatic sources told Reuters.
U.S. Revokes Visas for Chilean Officials Over China Cable Project
The U.S. State Department announced travel restrictions on Chile’s Transport and Telecommunications Minister, Juan Carlos Muñoz, and two other officials in connection with a proposed undersea data cable project with China. In a short statement ascribed released on Friday, ...
Myanmar Completes China-Supported Election
Voting has concluded in the final round of national elections in Myanmar. The vote is widely expected to entrench the power of the ruling military junta, which took power in 2021 after ousting Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratic government.
Chinese Analysts: Iran Will Endure External Pressure, Even as Internal Strains Mount
For weeks, even as protests rocked the streets of Iran with Donald Trump’s constant military threats, the prevailing narrative from Chinese scholarship was one of endurance; Tehran would not break as easily as the world imagined. That prediction held firm even ...
China’s Low-Key Response to the Iran Crisis
China was among the first and most vocal opponents of the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela and the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro. Curiously, though, when U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to launch military strikes against Iran as Tehran dealt with ...
At UN, Russia and China Criticize U.S. Conduct Toward Venezuela
Russia and China on Tuesday criticized the United States for its military and economic pressure on Venezuela, telling the UN Security Council it was "cowboy behavior" and "intimidation." Venezuela, which requested the emergency council meeting with the backing of Moscow and ...
China Presses Malaysia and Cambodia Over US Trade Deals
China has asked Malaysia and Cambodia to explain the trade agreements they signed with the United States in October, issuing rare public complaints that the deals require the two Southeast Asian governments to adopt American security-related trade measures. China’s Ministry ...
Thai Court Rules Chinese Scam Hub Tycoon to Be Extradited
A tycoon linked to illegal scam hub operations on the Thai-Myanmar border will be extradited to face criminal charges in China, a court in Bangkok ordered on Monday. Chinese businessman She Zhijiang, 43, has been in detention in Thailand since 2022, ...