Trump’s War in the Middle East Has One Clear Winner: China ^9.8%

Mother Jones - By Amy Hawkins - 7/1/2026, 11:30 AM

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China has emerged as the sole winner in Asia from the strait of Hormuz crisis, according to a report published on Tuesday. The report by the geopolitical consulting firm Asia Group concluded that China had weathered the storm of the global commodities crisis resulting from the closure of the Middle Eastern waterway, and also stood to... more