China news roundup / Nachrichten 2026-04-13/14

US blockade of Iran ports irresponsible and dangerous, China says

"China has called the US naval blockade of Iranian ports "irresponsible and dangerous"."

--- Unlike, of course, the Iranian blockade when Iran was even shooting at ships.

"Up until now, Chinese vessels have been among the few managing to make their way through the strait."

--- Which is the reason why China is not that critical about Iran's blockade. Although, only a few Chinese ships actually dared to cross the strait.

"The US blockade could potentially cut off China's supply and have far-reaching consequences for its economy."

--- Bullshit.

"It comes after US Vice-President JD Vance accused Iran of "economic terrorism" over its own blockade of the Strait of Hormuz - having attacked, and threatened to attack, vessels passing through since last month. "Well, as the president of the United States showed, two can play at that game,""

--- Wait a moment. Does the US vice president here actually accuse the US president of economic terrorism?

Iran war: US blockade of Hormuz tests China's restraint

"Could Beijing be drawn into the conflict?"

--- Typical German media, always afraid of "escalation".

"there is a dimension of "broader strategic pressure" on China. The United States has already tightened its grip on Venezuela ; if Iran were also brought under US influence, and if Washington were to further engage Russia — potentially through concessions related to Ukraine — it could significantly constrain China's access to oil resources."

--- That implies that there are no other countries that would supply China with oil. Highly dubious.

China won’t be hurt by the US blockade of Hormuz

"China, which had already lost most of its Hormuz supply weeks ago and has since begun buying American crude to fill the gap. Some 600,000 barrels per day of US crude are scheduled for loading to China in April."

--- Why then, if Trump actually targets China with a blockade - as the author argues - does the US allow US companies to sell so much oil to China instead?

"The primary contest is between Washington and Beijing, and the real lesson is that China’s energy planners have been vindicated. The EV programme, the strategic reserves, the pipeline diversification, the coal-and-renewables grid: all were designed for precisely this contingency."

--- Nope. They were designed in preparation of a Taiwan invasion.

China exports growth in March misses estimates, imports surge most in over four years

"China’s crude imports fell in March from a year ago, down nearly 2.8% in terms of volume, and about 4.4% in U.S. dollar terms, according to a CNBC calculation of the official trade data."

--- How is that possible? If prices are now between 30 and 50 percent higher than one year ago, how can the imports actually fall in value even more than in volume?

China now AI’s ‘good guy’ as US takes a ‘wild west’ approach, MPs told

"Prof Dame Wendy Hall, who was a member of the UN’s AI advisory board and co-wrote a review of AI for Theresa May’s government, told the House of Commons business and trade committee that China was backing multinational attempts to introduce global governance of AI in contrast to America, which had set up a race between profit-hungry companies that relied on hype. “China is doing some amazing work in AI, and in fact, at the moment they’re acting as the good guys because the US is totally against any regulation and talk about global governance,” said Hall"

--- Yeah, really makes you wonder. Why would a control freak like the CCP want global governance? It almost looks like UK academia is actually more corrupted by the CCP than the UK government.

"Beijing requires Chinese AI companies to cooperate with state intelligence work."

--- Hey, that's just good governance.

Spanish PM: Strong ties with China in Europe's interest

"The Spanish premier warned that international law is being repeatedly undermined and called for closer cooperation to promote peace and prosperity. He argued that China should take on a more substantial role in addressing global challenges such as climate change, security, defense, and inequality."

--- What that moron doesn't see is that China is one of the biggest 'underminers' of international law.

China boosts ties with Taiwan after opposition leader visits

"China announced a series of measures to boost ties with Taiwan on Sunday following a rare visit by the island's opposition leader Cheng Li-wun."

--- Bullshit. China doesn't care about boosting ties with Taiwan. It is trying to give the KMT a helping hand.

Philippines accuses Chinese fishermen of dumping cyanide in South China Sea

China dismisses vice minister of foreign affairs Sun Weidong

Founder of China's Evergrande pleads guilty to fraud

--- China Uncensored: "I THINK XI JINPING HAS ACTUALLY GONE INSANE"

--- China Uncensored: "China Just Committed Suicide"

US-Blockade gegen Iran setzt China unter Druck

"Die Seltenen Erden könnte Chinas Antwort auf die USA sein, vermutet auch Experte Zhang. "Wenn die USA die Meerenge Hormus als Waffe einsetzen, könnte China den Export der Seltenen Erden auch instrumentalisieren.""

--- Ach wo! Auf so eine fiese Idee würde China doch nie kommen. Ist ja nicht so, als wenn die schon seit Jahren seltene Erden politisiert einsetzen. Für vieles in diesem Artikel gilt: Lost in translation.

Chinas Exportwachstum lässt im März deutlich nach

"Dagegen stiegen die Importe im März um fast 28 Prozent. Laut Analyst Zhiwei Zhang von Pinpoint Asset Management ist dieses Wachstum vor allem auf die sprunghaft gestiegenen Energiepreise zurückzuführen."

--- Klingt realistischer als bei CNBC, wo davon ausgegangen wurde, dass Ölimporte sogar wertmäßig um 4,4 Prozent zurückgegangen sind.

Sánchez will 19 Abkommen mit China schließen und setzt auf Peking als Nahost-Vermittler

"Xi verteidigte die Achtung der Souveränität und der territorialen Integrität der Länder in der Region und warnte vor der selektiven Anwendung des Völkerrechts, das nicht angewandt werden dürfe, "wenn es gerade passt, und verworfen werden kann, wenn es nicht passt". Der chinesische Staatschef warnte auch vor der Gefahr, dass im internationalen System "das Recht des Stärkeren" herrsche, ein Ausdruck, den er auch bei seinem Treffen mit Sánchez verwendete."

--- Von der Souveränität und der territorialen Integrität der Länder in Ost- und Südostasien hält China dagegen nicht so viel.

China kündigt Wiederaufnahme von Gruppenreisen nach Taiwan an

"Der chinesische Staatssender CCTV berichtete, dass die Wiederaufnahme der Gruppenreisen darauf abziele, den Austausch und die Normalisierung der Beziehungen zwischen beiden Seiten der Taiwanstraße zu fördern."

--- Das dient wohl eher dazu, der KMT den Rücken zu stärken.