The first Chinese-owned cargo vessel successfully passed through Hormuz since Iran began letting a select number of ships navigate the waterway, Caixin reported.

The Trump administration said the Middle East would “recede” in importance as the China challenge took priority. But the president started the Iran war.

The Iran conflict is disrupting oil flows China relies on as Trump delays a planned Xi meeting, raising new questions about leverage and the broader U.S.-China relationship.

For China, the moves underline the strategic opportunities that could emerge from US President Donald Trump’s gamble on Iran, with Washington’s attention consumed by a deepening quagmire in the Middle East at a time when Beijing is raising military pressure on Taiwan.

An investment boom in artificial intelligence has kept China’s trade volumes on a path to exceed last year’s record levels, offsetting disruptions from higher oil prices in the weeks after war broke out in Iran.

Some Chinese producers are already feeling ‘intense’ strain as the conflict sends energy, logistics and raw material costs soaring.

BEIJING, March 24 (Reuters) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Tuesday on parties to seize all opportunities to start peace talks as soon as possible in a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi,

From buying oil to selling rocket parts, these are some of the ways China is giving Iran critical support.

China's ASN-301 loitering munition emerges as a smarter, radar-hunting alternative to Iran's Shahed-136 drone in modern warfare.

China's focus on electrification amid Iran war oil shock may offer long-term benefits, with clean energy stocks rising despite short-term challenges.