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China’s Energy Strategy Pays off as Mideast War Cramps Supplies: Analysts
By Peter Catterall China's long-term strategy of diversifying energy sources and building stockpiles is helping it weather disruptions from the Iran war, although some sectors still face major snags, analysts say. China is a net ...
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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.
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. ...
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 ...
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.
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. ...