The front page of The Sydney Morning Herald reports an article commentary: "China has been very quiet during Trump's Iran war. There's a reason why."
(China has remained silent during the Iran war instigated by Trump. There is a reason for this.)
As the United States intensifies its conflict with Iran, China's "quietness" has left Western media and experts baffled. As a result, various speculations have flown around, yet they completely fail to understand China's consistent foreign policy stance.
Additionally, the newspaper highlights New South Wales’ use of secret data to address the fuel crisis.
The New South Wales government is leveraging large volumes of commercial sensitive data from fuel companies to assess whether the state’s supply might be severely disrupted by the Middle East war, and to prepare for potential "further actions" aimed at ensuring gasoline reaches critical regions.
New South Wales is experiencing more severe diesel and gasoline shortages than any other state. The local government will announce today that all major fuel companies have complied with instructions from NSW Energy Minister Penny Sharpe to urgently conduct inventory checks, so emergency plans can be developed in case of serious shortages.
The government states that last month’s notice required businesses to outline how they would "cooperate with the New South Wales government to support diesel and gasoline supply and distribution, particularly to regional areas." The notice also demanded the disclosure of information regarding fuel storage and inventory levels, as well as sales and orders.
The state’s Department of Energy is currently using this data to assess whether the conflict has "already or may potentially seriously disrupt" liquid fuel supplies in New South Wales, and to gain clearer insight into the supply chain—from import terminals to end customers.
According to the current laws of New South Wales, the collected data is also being used "to support planning and preparation for further potential actions when necessary, such as maintaining supply to regional communities," the government said.
Just one day earlier, Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen revealed that, proportionally, New South Wales has been hit hardest by this crisis, as the long weekend travel peak coincides with farmers’ diesel-dependent planting season.
Bowen stated that yesterday, 3.4% of fuel pumps nationwide were without diesel. However, in New South Wales:
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