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trade war with the US and the conflict in Iran may be bad news for Xi, but ideologically and politically they're a gift and he will feel he has a strong hand. This visit
trade deal now looks likely to be overshadowed by the war, with US intelligence briefing that China may have helped Iran militarily in the conflict. Beijing has denied such claims. When the conflict started
Current trade is dominated by agricultural products – especially wheat, barley and corn – alongside machinery, metals, timber, fertilisers and industrial inputs. Tehran has also supplied Russia with low-cost Shahed drones, which Russia updated
current trade truce, preserve access to US technology and halt or roll back the tightening of US export controls. In return it may offer substantial investments in the US economy, mirroring deals the Trump administration
trade has migrated to India, which has a large and less-regulated pharmaceutical and chemical industry. Those precursors are exported to Mexico, where they are then used to produce drugs that are smuggled across
relations and mark the first time a US president has visited China in nearly a decade. In recent decades, the US and China have emerged as the world’s dominant superpowers, frequently seen as locked
China’s trade surplus last year reached a record $1.2tn, with the biggest buyer being the US. The trade war involved so many tit-for-tat policies – from sky-high tariffs to the restriction
China has also invested heavily in the continent’s renewable energy sector and remains Africa’s single largest investor in green energy. However, Ebenezer Obadare, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations focusing
trade routes, currency exchange networks, and institutions. The darkening relations between the two countries have had significant ramifications for Iran, as well, which brought in much of its imports from third markets, including China, through
relations?** The two countries remain locked in a [fragile tariff truce](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/02/china-us-trade-war-truce-donald-trump), reached last autumn after tensions threatened to erupt into a full-scale trade war. Trump has long complained about China
relations with all nations,” he said. ## What led to this crisis? In January, Panama’s Supreme Court [scrapped a longstanding concession](/news/2026/2/24/hong-kong-conglomerate-says-panama-canal-ports-seized-by-authorities) held by a Hong Kong-linked company to operate the Balboa and Cristobal
relations after a tumultuous 18 months that saw Trump launch a second trade war with the world’s second-largest economy, according to analysts. The standoff saw each side roll out escalating
China but also in part from geopolitical tensions involving Iran. Today, oil prices have risen to over $100 a barrel, with warnings they could go higher if there is not a speedy resolution
current stacks cover a period of just 23 days to one month. Neil Crosby, the head of research at Sparta in Singapore, said that many developing countries not only lack the financial means to build
current US-Iran war [began on February 28](/news/2026/2/28/explosions-in-downtown-tehran-smoke-seen-rising), when US and Israeli forces launched attacks on Iran. In the weeks that followed, Iran restricted commercial navigation through the [Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/4/8/us-iran-ceasefire-deal-what-are-the-terms-and-whats-next), the narrow
China, a key trading partner with Iran. “Pakistan has made sincere efforts to convince the Iranian leadership to participate in the second round of talks and these efforts continue,” Pakistan’s information minister Attaullah Tarar
related noncompliance, terrorism and its drones programme supporting Russia’s war against Ukraine. ## Which countries hold Iran’s frozen assets? Iran’s frozen assets are held by multiple countries. The exact amount each country currently
China, Zimbabwe, the Czech Republic, Ethiopia, and France, it could risk coming under the influence of neo-colonial powers, which may interfere in its economic and political affairs and significantly undermine the country’s sovereignty
China were up by 28% compared to a year ago. Tim Cook, Apple's [outgoing chief executive](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1kr19lry18o), said that recent demand for the iPhone had been "extraordinary", making the iPhone
China, Egypt, South Korea, India and Pakistan passed through the strait through most of March and early April. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) provided these vessels with an alternative route through the Strait