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The Strait Test: How the Hormuz Crisis Reframed China’s Energy Offer for SE Asia
The Two Sessions, China’s most important annual political gathering, where leaders unveil economic targets and policy priorities, closed in Beijing earlier this month just as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran was intensifying. The timing was not coincidental. The 15th Five-Year ...
China’s Xi Urges Faster Development of New Energy System as Middle East War Continues
By Liz Lee and Claire Fu Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for accelerated planning and construction of a new energy system to safeguard the country's energy security, weeks into the Iran war that has triggered global energy shocks. ...
China, Russia Align on Iran War Ahead of Crucial UN Vote This Week
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke by phone on Sunday with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov to coordinate their positions on the ongoing Iran war ahead of a crucial vote at the UN on a Bahraini resolution to protect commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz. ...
China Ready to Cooperate With Russia to Ease Middle East Tension, Foreign Minister Says
China is willing to continue to cooperate with Russia at the U.N. Security Council and make efforts to cool down the Middle East situation, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in a phone call on Sunday. Wang said ...
Pressure Builds on China Over Hormuz
China is coming under sharper pressure to do more in the Strait of Hormuz as the waterway’s disruption drags on and outside powers increasingly point to Beijing’s energy stake in the crisis. French Navy chief Admiral Nicolas Vaujour said China’s current approach—limited ...
Chinese Ships Resume Hormuz Passage, but Traffic Remains Far Below Prewar Levels
Chinese ships are again moving through the Strait of Hormuz, but only in a narrow and uneven way that underscores how far traffic remains from prewar norms. Two COSCO-linked container ships exited the Gulf on Monday after an earlier aborted attempt, becoming ...
How China Can Survive Without the Strait of Hormuz
China can survive without the Strait of Hormuz because it has built a broader energy cushion than most Asian importers, even though it still buys more oil through the waterway than any other country. China imported about 5.4 million barrels per ...
French Navy Chief Says China Will Have to Engage More in Strait of Hormuz Discussion
China will at one point have to engage more directly on how to restore oil traffic flows in the Strait of Hormuz because the number of vessels it has going through is probably insufficient, France's navy chief said on Wednesday. "We ...
China and Pakistan’s Five-Point Plan for Peace in the Middle East
China and Pakistan released a five-point peace plan following the meeting between their foreign ministers on Tuesday. Pakistan has emerged as a key mediator in the conflict. FM Ishaq Dar’s meeting with China’s Wang Yi was preceded by talks with Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Egypt.
China, Pakistan Call for Iran Peace Talks, Normal Navigation in Strait of Hormuz
China and Pakistan on Tuesday called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gulf and the wider Middle East, urging the swift launch of peace talks and the restoration of normal navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, as their foreign ministers met in Beijing.
Iran Seeks China, Russia Role in Ceasefire Talks
Iran is reportedly seeking Chinese and Russian involvement in any U.S. ceasefire proposal, reflecting a fear in Tehran that Washington could use talks as cover for further military pressure. Iran reportedly wants both powers involved to ensure any U.S. offer is ...
Energy Crisis Gives China Leverage as Tensions Rise With Philippines in South China Sea
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 ...