China’s Politburo steps up response as Iran war shocks reverberate around world

China has vowed to take a holistic approach in responding to external shocks and safeguarding the country’s energy security, as fallout from the US-Israel war on Iran continues to spread across the global economy. After a meeting of the country’s Politburo – a major decision-making body of the ruling Communist Party led by President Xi Jinping – that ended on Tuesday, the country’s top leadership pledged to push forward with new water, power and computing infrastructure projects, while...

By Sylvia Ma