Politics
Hormuz crisis: Should China do more to secure global chokepoints?
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.
Christian Le Miere
12 Mar 2026