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Chinese oil tanker breaks US blockade in Strait of Hormuz

Chinese oil tanker breaks US blockade in Strait of Hormuz

Garrett Owen, Salon

World leaders say that the U.S. blockade will only deepen economic woes worldwide.

ChinaForeign Policy & InternationalTrade

Apr 14, 2026, 8:25 PM

US Treasury's Bessent says China has been unreliable partner by hoarding oil during war

US Treasury's Bessent says China has been unreliable partner by hoarding oil during war

By Andrea Shalal, Yahoo Entertainment

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, April 14 (Reuters) - U.S.

ChinaEnergy

Apr 14, 2026, 4:48 PM

Russia’s Lavrov visits China as US pressures Iran with Hormuz blockade

Russia’s Lavrov visits China as US pressures Iran with Hormuz blockade

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

China and Russia have been vocal critics of the US-Israel war on Iran, an ally of both world powers.

Foreign Policy & InternationalRussiaChinaIran

Apr 14, 2026, 9:08 AM

10 Sunday Reads

10 Sunday Reads

Barry Ritholtz, Ritholtz.com

Avert your eyes! My Sunday morning look at incompetency, corruption and policy failures: • What China Just Learned From the Iran War: Beijing watched America bomb Iran and drew its own conclusions about red lines, deterrence, and Taiwan. The lessons are not t…

Foreign Policy & InternationalChinaIranMilitary

Apr 12, 2026, 10:30 AM

‘Makes no difference’: Trump on whether Iran, US will make a deal

‘Makes no difference’: Trump on whether Iran, US will make a deal

Express Global Desk, The Indian Express

Trump also issued a sharp warning to China amid reports that Beijing may be preparing to support Tehran militarily.

Foreign Policy & InternationalIranChina

Apr 11, 2026, 11:49 PM

【高市悲報】トランプ政権、中国に対する強硬姿勢を廃止し融和姿勢に転換か

【高市悲報】トランプ政権、中国に対する強硬姿勢を廃止し融和姿勢に転換か

itsoku, Livedoor.jp

1:(東京都) [GB] 2026/04/10(金) 22:40:12.44 ● BE:668024367-2BP(3000) Trump Quietly Scraps His Own Playbook on China https://www.wsj.com/world/china/trump-china-xi-beijing-e247250d

Foreign Policy & InternationalChina

Apr 11, 2026, 12:10 AM

China's Xi meets Taiwan opposition leader ahead of key summit with Trump

China's Xi meets Taiwan opposition leader ahead of key summit with Trump

Ashish Valentine, NPR

Xi Jinping and the KMT's Cheng Li-wun agreed to pursue peace, but Taiwan's ruling party worries it will enable Beijing to undermine its democracy.

ChinaForeign Policy & International

Apr 10, 2026, 11:29 AM

China Watches Trump Blink

China Watches Trump Blink

Simon Shuster, The Atlantic

A blockade of Taiwan would hurt the global economy more than Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

ChinaForeign Policy & InternationalTrade

Apr 9, 2026, 11:00 AM

Trump’s race to the moon is about dominance over China, not discovery

Trump’s race to the moon is about dominance over China, not discovery

Garrett Owen, Salon

Trump wants a geopolitical win in outer space, while cutting millions from NASA

Foreign Policy & InternationalSpace PolicyChina

Apr 9, 2026, 10:30 AM

Russia and China block UN resolution on Strait of Hormuz

Russia and China block UN resolution on Strait of Hormuz

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

A total 11 out of 15 members supported resolution, which was already watered down to evade vetoes.

Foreign Policy & InternationalRussiaChinaInternational Organizations

Apr 7, 2026, 8:17 PM

Trump to pursue stability with China’s Xi in May meeting, USTR Greer says

Trump to pursue stability with China’s Xi in May meeting, USTR Greer says

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

The US is 'not looking for a massive confrontation', Greer says, adding the two countries have a stable relationship.

ChinaTradeForeign Policy & International

Apr 7, 2026, 7:41 PM

Senators Are So Scared Of Chinese EVs In The U.S. They're Crying To Trump About Them

Senators Are So Scared Of Chinese EVs In The U.S. They're Crying To Trump About Them

staff@jalopnik.com (Andy Kalmowitz), Jalopnik

Democrats in the Senate are so worried about Chinese EVs being built in the U.S. that they're begging Trump to stop it from happening, and more.

TradeEnergyChina

Apr 6, 2026, 2:10 PM

Taiwan's opposition leader seeks to win friends in China with a high-stakes visit

Taiwan's opposition leader seeks to win friends in China with a high-stakes visit

Janis Mackey Frayer, NBC News

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Before President Donald Trump arrives in China last month, Chinese President Xi Jinping will have another visitor: a Taiwan opposition leader, who

ChinaForeign Policy & International

Apr 4, 2026, 12:32 PM

Macron urges nations not to be ‘vassals’ of the US or China

Macron urges nations not to be ‘vassals’ of the US or China

RT

French President Emmanuel Macron has called on countries that value international law to band together in the face of America’s “unpredictability”

Foreign Policy & InternationalChinaUkraine

Apr 4, 2026, 3:37 AM

How China’s ‘teapot’ refineries are cushioning it from Iran war oil crisis

How China’s ‘teapot’ refineries are cushioning it from Iran war oil crisis

Priyanka Shankar, Al Jazeera English

Small independent refineries are helping China continue importing oil from Iran.

ChinaIranEnergy

Apr 3, 2026, 5:57 AM

Bahrain waters down UN proposal over opposition to allowing force to open Strait of Hormuz

Bahrain waters down UN proposal over opposition to allowing force to open Strait of Hormuz

EDITH M. LEDERER, Yahoo Entertainment

Bahrain has significantly watered down a proposed U.N. resolution on reopening the Strait of Hormuz amid opposition from China and Russia about allowing...

Foreign Policy & InternationalMiddle EastChinaRussia

Apr 3, 2026, 12:59 AM

US-Iran conflict hands China's Xi upper hand ahead of Trump meeting: Experts

US-Iran conflict hands China's Xi upper hand ahead of Trump meeting: Experts

Selina Wang, Abcnews.com

Chinese President Xi has been watching the U.S.-Iran conflict from the sidelines, and experts told ABC News that's exactly where Beijing wants to be.

ChinaIranForeign Policy & International

Mar 25, 2026, 11:55 PM

Trump to visit Xi Jinping in China on May 14 and 15 after Iran war delay

Trump to visit Xi Jinping in China on May 14 and 15 after Iran war delay

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says Chinese President Xi Jinping will also visit US at a later date.

Foreign Policy & InternationalChina

Mar 25, 2026, 8:20 PM

China mapping ocean floor; Preps for submarine warfare with USA...

China mapping ocean floor; Preps for submarine warfare with USA...

Pete Mckenzie, Reuters, AirForceTimes.com

China mapping ocean floor; Preps for submarine warfare with USA... (Second column, 2nd story, link) Related stories:Russian oil tanker playing chicken with Trump over Cuba... Developing... Beijing Publication Claims DC Has Two Months of…

China

Mar 24, 2026, 10:04 PM

China pledges more balanced trade and further opening of the economy after record surplus

China pledges more balanced trade and further opening of the economy after record surplus

Reuters, Yahoo Entertainment

BEIJING, March 22 () - Chinese Premier Li Qiang pledged on Sunday to further open the country's economy to foreign firms and pursue more balanced trade with ...

ChinaTradeEconomy & Finance

Mar 22, 2026, 11:09 AM

China’s silence on Iran reveals its true priorities

China’s silence on Iran reveals its true priorities

Yang Xiaotong, Al Jazeera English

Beijing's muted response shows that when core interests are at stake, even close partners are expendable.

ChinaIranForeign Policy & International

Mar 19, 2026, 1:05 PM

Shenzhen Express

Shenzhen Express

Yi-Ling Liu, The New York Review of Books

In Shenzhen, the successes and failures of China’s remarkable new economy are on full display.

ChinaEconomy & Finance

Mar 19, 2026, 12:00 PM

Will China Beat the US Back to the Moon?

Will China Beat the US Back to the Moon?

Ellyn Lapointe, Gizmodo.com

NASA is under enormous pressure to return astronauts to the Moon before China achieves its first crewed landing, but experts question whether the Artemis program can overcome delays, technical hurdles, and budget constraints.

Space PolicyChina

Mar 19, 2026, 10:00 AM

US East Asian allies in legal quandary as Trump seeks help in the Middle East

US East Asian allies in legal quandary as Trump seeks help in the Middle East

Erin Hale, Al Jazeera English

US President Donald Trump is expected to discuss the Strait of Hormuz with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

Foreign Policy & InternationalChinaMiddle EastIran

Mar 19, 2026, 9:10 AM

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