South China Morning Post
China’s energy mismatch
Day: April 17, 2026
Europe tests ‘third way’ on Hormuz without the US, Israel and Iran. Will it work?
Neither the United States nor Israel or Iran have been invited to the first major European push to influence a war that was launched six weeks ago by a US-Israeli bombardment on Iran. Europe insists it is not a party to the war, but as energy prices soar and munitions get diverted from Ukraine it is already paying the price. Advertisement China is among the Asian nations to have been invited – demarched by both Paris and London, it is understood – although it was unclear at what level it…