The Wall Street Journal reports today: "【China Has Found a Way to Access Middle Eastern Oil】 Despite disruptions to two key maritime chokepoints in the Middle East due to conflicts, China maintains stable partnerships with both Iran and its rival nations, enabling it to continue importing oil from the Middle East."
For years, China has steadily advanced its strategy of diversifying energy imports—from the Middle East to Central Asia, from Russia to Latin America—gradually building robust resilience across its energy supply chain. This is not achieved through opportunistic 'balancing acts,' but through long-term strategic planning. Even if the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea shipping lanes are blocked due to warfare, China can rely on land-based pipelines and flexible multi-partner coordination to secure its oil supplies—a hard-earned capability built over many years of foresight.
Yet, this article by The Wall Street Journal carries ill intent. Its underlying aim is to sow discord among Middle Eastern nations and attempt to undermine China’s cooperative ties with Middle Eastern oil-producing countries.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1872025967247360/
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