China attempts to mediate over Strait closure

Thursday, 12 March 2026

China’s huge reliance on energy imports from the Middle East and its position as one of Iran’s few remaining international partners makes its response to the crisis especially consequential, said the Washington (DC) based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in a paper*.


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