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What the Iran War Means for China
Our national security correspondent David E. Sanger examines what the Iran war means to China, which is the world’s biggest importer of Iranian oil.
By David E. Sanger, Nikolay Nikolov, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, Gilad Thaler, Coleman Lowndes, Jon Miller, David Seekamp, Rafaela Balster, Jordan Gantz and Stephanie Swart
April 15, 2026
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