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Pakistan Turns to China, Saudi Arabia After UAE Loan Shock
Pakistan is in talks with China and Saudi Arabia for fresh financial support after the United Arab Emirates declined to roll over about $3 billion in loans. It was the first time in seven years that the rollover was refused, forcing ...
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China Urges Respect for Palestinian Rights After Israel Passes Death Penalty Law
China called on Friday for Palestinians' rights to be protected after Israel approved a bill to allow the execution of Palestinians convicted on terror charges for deadly attacks. Under the new law, passed by Israel's parliament on Monday, Palestinians in 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 Shipping Giant Cosco Says Resumes Bookings to Some Gulf Countries
Chinese shipping giant Cosco said on Wednesday that it was resuming new bookings for container shipments to some Gulf countries, after a three-week suspension in response to the Middle East war. The state-owned, Shanghai-based firm was among several major shipping groups ...
Fishermen conduct abalone management and protection operations at sea in the waters of Xiaocheng Town, Lianjiang County, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China, on March 14, 2026. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto) (Photo by CFOTO / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)
"China's financial commitments are simply more tangible and easier to grasp than those of Europe," one delegate from an island state remarked to me on a bright spring day in late March, as we both gazed out at the East River from the United Nations Headquarters. Behind us, in airless ...
Pakistan Turns to China, Saudi Arabia After UAE Loan Shock
Pakistan is in talks with China and Saudi Arabia for fresh financial support after the United Arab Emirates declined to roll over about $3 billion in loans. It was the first time in seven years that the rollover was refused, forcing ...
China Urges Respect for Palestinian Rights After Israel Passes Death Penalty Law
China called on Friday for Palestinians' rights to be protected after Israel approved a bill to allow the execution of Palestinians convicted on terror charges for deadly attacks. Under the new law, passed by Israel's parliament on Monday, Palestinians in 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 Shipping Giant Cosco Says Resumes Bookings to Some Gulf Countries
Chinese shipping giant Cosco said on Wednesday that it was resuming new bookings for container shipments to some Gulf countries, after a three-week suspension in response to the Middle East war. The state-owned, Shanghai-based firm was among several major shipping groups ...
After Gulf Conflict, China Is Likely to Deepen Its Regional Engagement
A reporter asked me today to look beyond the current turmoil in the Persian Gulf to forecast how China might respond when the fighting eventually stops. The crux of his question is whether Beijing will remain as engaged in the Persian Gulf as it has been for ...
Chinese Supertanker Routes Saudi Crude via Red Sea, Bypassing Hormuz
The Kai Jing, a Very Large Crude Carrier operated by China Merchants Energy Shipping, passed through the Red Sea's Bab el-Mandeb Strait on March 16 carrying 2.2 million barrels of Saudi crude—the first Chinese supertanker to bypass the Strait of Hormuz since its de facto closure on March ...
China to Send Special Envoy to Mediate in Middle East: FM
China will send a special envoy to mediate in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday, as the war triggered by U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran spiraled across the region. Beijing has ties with Iran and has said ...
Chinese Experts Warn Investors to Reconsider Gulf Bets as Middle East Risks Escalate
In the face of historic security threats across the Middle East, Chinese economic and legal experts are urging investors to implement geopolitical risk management immediately. The warning specifically targets the Gulf states, a region that has become a premier hotspot for ...
China to Send Special Envoy to Mediate in Middle East: FM
China will send a special envoy to mediate in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday, as the war triggered by U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran continued its regional spread. Beijing is a close partner of Iran and has ...
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 ...