Beijing is responding to the Iran war on two fronts: economically, sustaining Iranian oil flows and its Strait of Hormuz routes despite the US blockade; and diplomatically, deepening ties with Gulf states.
China gets around Iran blockade as Gulf courts Beijing
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China gets around Iran blockade as Gulf courts Beijing