China seeks ways to shield its maritime traffick in geopolitical hotbeds

18.06.2026

Even without Iran closing the Hormuz Strait physically, traffic has dropped precipitously causing prices to spike in Asia, says analyst Christian Le Miere. China, one of those heavily affected, may need to do more, with more military power projection, to secure its own interests near the world’s bottlenecks.

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