China speaks out as Iran war pressures start to hurt its bottom line

NewsWorldMiddle EastChina speaks out as Iran war pressures start to hurt its bottom lineExperts warn a drawn-out Iran war will sap global growth and curb other nations’ ability to absorb Chinese exportsAlisha Rahaman Sarkar Thursday 16 April 2026 12:42 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2958808","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/china-iran-war-economy-strait-of-hormuz-b2958808.html","title":"China speaks out as Iran war pressures start to hurt its bottom line"}}CloseRelated: UK economy grew faster than expected before Iran warOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}China has for the first time urged Iran to ensure the safe pas...