Strait of Hormuz Under Pressure; China Condemns US Blockade
The Strait of Hormuz is experiencing pressure that threatens global energy supplies, with China condemning a US blockade in the area that has disrupted oil flows.
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China condemns US Hormuz blockade as oil flows Disrupted
In 2025 China imported 5.4 million barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz every day, making it one of the waterway's largest stakeholders. As the economic effects of the US blockade of the strait reach China's shores, Beijing has condemned the move as "dangerous and irresponsible". Meanwhile, Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday that he is working with Beijing, and that China welcomed his efforts to reopen the waterway.
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As of April 15, Hormuz remains heavily disrupted, the Red Sea remains under credible threat, and both waterways are central to the strategic contest now unfolding.
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